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Prior to the ratification of a specific constitutional amendment, some states required citizens to pay a fee before they could cast a ballot in federal elections. Which of the following constitutional amendments outlawed this practice?

  1. Twenty-Fourth AmendmentAnswer
  2. B
    Fifteenth Amendment
  3. C
    Nineteenth Amendment
  4. D
    Twenty-Sixth Amendment

Answer

Twenty-Fourth Amendment
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment, ratified in 1964, prohibited Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on the payment of a poll tax or other types of taxes, thereby eliminating a significant economic barrier to political participation.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the type of voting barrier described in the scenario.
A mandatory fee to vote is legally defined as a poll tax.
Before identifying the correct amendment, the student must connect the concept of a voting fee to its formal political term, the poll tax.
2
Recall which constitutional amendment abolished the poll tax.
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment banned poll taxes in federal elections.
The Twenty-Fourth Amendment was specifically ratified to eliminate financial barriers to voting in federal elections.

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Constitutional Amendments and Voting Rights
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