Question

use the following information for questions 1 through 4
the second paragraph of the united states declaration of independence starts as follows:
\we hold these truths to be self - evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed
by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.\
this table summarizes the constitutional amendments and an act regarding voting rights in the united
states:

amendment/act	date	summary
19th amendment	1920	granted women the right to vote
24th amendment	1964	banned the poll tax for voting privileges
voting rights act	1965	prohibited racial discrimination in voting and banned literacy tests
26th amendment	1972	lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

1. in what year were african - american women first allowed to legally vote?

a. 1870
b. 1920
c. 1964
d. 1965

1. why was there a need to pass the twenty - fourth amendment and the voting rights act when

the rights of american men and women of all races were already protected by the fifteenth
amendment and nineteenth amendment, respectively?
a. even though the right to vote was protected by the constitution, many states still tried to make it
almost impossible for minorities to exercise that right.
b. the laws were needed to make sure the “wrong type of people” couldn’t vote.
c. the new laws were needed to make sure that minorities could read and write before they would be
allowed to vote.
d. the new laws were needed to prevent people from voting twice.

1. based on the information in the passage, what conclusion can be made regarding the implementation of

the u.s. constitution and the ideals described by the declaration of independence?
a. the united states has always lived up to the ideal that “all men are created equal.”
b. the united states has not always lived up to the ideal that “all men are created equal.”
c. the united states abandoned its earlier ideal that “all men are created equal.”
d. the united states never believed in its earlier ideal that “all men are created equal.”

1. what spurred the debate about lowering the voting age that led to the passing of the twenty - sixth

amendment in 1972?
a. conscription during the vietnam war meant than many 18 - to 20 - year - olds were angry that they
were considered old enough to fight for their country but not old enough to vote.
b. many 18 - to 20 - year - olds were angry that they were considered old enough to drink alcohol but not

Explanation:

Question 1

To determine when African - American women first legally voted, we analyze the amendments:

• The 15th Amendment (1870) allowed men of all races to vote, but women (including African - American women) were still disenfranchised.
• The 19th Amendment (1920) granted women the right to vote. So in 1920, African - American women, as women, gained the right to vote. The 24th Amendment (1964) was about poll taxes, and the Voting Rights Act (1965) was about racial discrimination in voting procedures, not the initial right for women to vote.

The 15th Amendment protected men's voting rights regardless of race, and the 19th Amendment protected women's voting rights. However, many states used tactics like poll taxes (addressed by the 24th Amendment) and literacy tests (addressed by the Voting Rights Act) to prevent minorities (including African - Americans, women of color, etc.) from voting. Option B is incorrect as the laws were to expand voting rights, not restrict. Option C is incorrect as the Voting Rights Act banned literacy tests, not enforce them. Option D is incorrect as the 24th Amendment and Voting Rights Act were not about preventing double - voting.

The Declaration of Independence states "all men are created equal", but the history of voting rights shows that it took amendments (15th, 19th, 24th, Voting Rights Act, 26th) to extend voting rights to different groups. This means the US did not always live up to the ideal. Option A is wrong as there were times (before these amendments) when the ideal was not met. Option C is wrong as the US has worked to achieve the ideal, not abandon it. Option D is wrong as the Declaration's ideal was a founding principle, and the US has tried to live up to it over time.

Answer:

B. 1920

Question 2