Question

its 1968, and although you had previously been forced to pay a poll tax to vote, that requirement has now been ended. what directly caused this change?

a congressional statute
a constitutional amendment
a presidential order
a supreme court case

Explanation:

Identify the historical event and legal mechanism

The scenario describes the elimination of the poll tax requirement for voting by the year 1968.

Determine the direct cause of the change

The Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1964, explicitly prohibited both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.

Match with the given options

A constitutional amendment directly outlawed the poll tax in federal elections, making "a constitutional amendment" the correct choice.

Answer:

• a congressional statute
• a constitutional amendment (Correct answer)
• a presidential order
• a Supreme Court case