Question

select all the correct answers.

in what two ways did southern states keep african americans from voting without violating the fifteenth amendment?

by requiring voters to live in the state in which they vote
by creating laws to socially separate races
by requiring voters to pay poll taxes
by requiring voters to pass literacy tests
by setting up lynching stations around the polls

Explanation:

Analyze the Fifteenth Amendment and voting restrictions

The Fifteenth Amendment prohibited denying the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." To circumvent this without explicitly violating the Constitution, Southern states implemented race-neutral measures that disproportionately affected African Americans.

Evaluate the options

• by requiring voters to live in the state in which they vote: This is a standard residency requirement, not a primary tool used specifically to disenfranchise Black voters under Jim Crow.
• by creating laws to socially separate races: This refers to segregation (Jim Crow laws), which restricted social integration but was not a direct mechanism for voting disenfranchisement.
• by requiring voters to pay poll taxes: This was a financial barrier that disenfranchised poor voters, particularly African Americans.
• by requiring voters to pass literacy tests: These tests were administered subjectively by white registrars to disqualify African American voters.
• by setting up lynching stations around the polls: While violence and intimidation occurred, this was not a legal "way" or state law designed to bypass the amendment.

Answer:

• by requiring voters to live in the state in which they vote
• by creating laws to socially separate races
• by requiring voters to pay poll taxes (Correct answer)
• by requiring voters to pass literacy tests (Correct answer)
• by setting up lynching stations around the polls