Voting Rights Amendments

Last Name First Name Class Period Voting Amendments Match Match the amendment to its description. 15th Amendment Outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, or "previous condition of servitude" 19th Amendment Granted women the right to vote 23rd Amendment Gave citizens of Washington, D.C. the right to vote 24th Amendment Made poll taxes illegal 26th Amendment Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Banned literacy tests, required federal approval to change state voting laws, and allowed the attorney general to challenge the use of poll taxes at the local level