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Voting Laws MLK day - Here is my old coursework. I hope it helps!
Here is my old coursework. I hope it helps!
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Survey of American History I (HIST 101)
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Voting Laws and Selma
Voting Then and Now - use website - Click the tab “Try to Vote” - 1. Who was exempt from all of these new strict voting rules at the end of Reconstruction? In many southern states
Click in the right-hand corner “Try to Vote - continue”
- What was given to people who wanted to vote? Literacy Tests
- Why were the tests administered differently? every black person was forced to answer every question correctly
Click “To see a literacy test”
- Give an example of a test question from the literacy test that would have been given to a white voter. If a person is indicted for a crime, name two rights that he has.
- Give an example of a test question from the literacy test that would have been given to a black voter. Name two of the purposes of the U. Constitution.
Continue to “Yes” you passed the test.
- Now what must you do to be registered? Pay a poll tax
Try to vote “continue”
- It is election day and you are about to drive to the polling location to vote, what is the new obstacle? You live miles away and you don’t have a car
“Continue” to go vote
- What is the final obstacle? The Sheriff is wanting to shoot you to keep you from voting
- Did you vote? I wasn’t able too
- How many years did this continue to occur? (Hint: Reconstruction ended in 1877 and the Voting Rights Act was signed in 1965) 88 years
Rep. John Lewis describes what happened at Selma - watch the clip.
- What is the Selma protest about? Only 2% of African Americans were allowed to vote.
- What type of protests had they planned? (Sit in, March, or Boycott) March
- Where were the protesters marching to? Montgomery
- Did the marchers get arrested like Mr. Lewis was expecting? Explain what happened. Mr. Lewis bought his personal belongings because he thought they were going to get arrested. They were told to stop and go back home but they stayed once they got in Alabama.
- Who came to Selma the next day to continue to lead the protest? They sent troops to Selma and Vietnam
- What bill and law are eventually passed in Congress thanks to Selma? Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Act of 1965 - read the summary.
- What was the purpose of this legislation? designed to stop discrimination against African-Americans in the USA from happening
- Did it guarantee which amendments of the Constitution? 14th and the 15th
- Which president signed the act into law? Lyndon B Johnson
- What did this bill specifically target in terms of voter registration? allowed the Union to punish those who were out for the voting rights of any citizen of America
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Voting Laws MLK day - Here is my old coursework. I hope it helps!
Course: Survey of American History I (HIST 101)
26 Documents
Students shared 26 documents in this course
University: Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
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Voting Laws and Selma
Voting Then and Now - use website
- Click the tab “Try to Vote”
- 1. Who was exempt from all of these new strict voting rules at the end of
Reconstruction?
In many southern states
- Click in the right-hand corner “Try to Vote - continue”
- 2. What was given to people who wanted to vote?
Literacy Tests
- 3. Why were the tests administered differently?
every black person was forced to answer every question correctly
- Click “To see a literacy test”
- 4. Give an example of a test question from the literacy test that would have been given
to a white voter.
If a person is indicted for a crime, name two rights that he has.
- 5. Give an example of a test question from the literacy test that would have been given
to a black voter.
Name two of the purposes of the U.S. Constitution.
- Continue to “Yes” you passed the test.
- 6. Now what must you do to be registered?
Pay a poll tax
- Try to vote “continue”
- 7. It is election day and you are about to drive to the polling location to vote, what is the
new obstacle?
You live miles away and you don’t have a car
- “Continue” to go vote
- 8. What is the final obstacle?
The Sheriff is wanting to shoot you to keep you from voting
- 9. Did you vote?
I wasn’t able too
- 10. How many years did this continue to occur? (Hint: Reconstruction ended in 1877 and
the Voting Rights Act was signed in 1965)
88 years
