Question

Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1870) Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Which of the terms listed here proved to be the GREATEST obstacle to the Fifteenth Amendment?
A) poll taxes
B) closed primaries
C) 19th Amendment
D) Dred Scott v. Sandford

Answer 1

Answer : A) poll taxes

Explanation : To attract the widest possible support base, the amendment made no mention of poll taxes or other measures to block voting, and did not guarantee the right of blacks to take office.

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Answer 2

A. poll taxes

and until 1964 when the 24th amendment made poll taxes illegal in federal elections; poll taxes in state elections were banned in 1966.