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Explain what a poll tax is and describe one positive and one negative outcome of the poll tax established in Texas in 1902.

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A poll tax was a fee for voting. It helped prevent voting fraud, but poorer people would be less likely to vote because of it.

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Explanation: A poll tax was a fee for voting. It helped prevent voting fraud, but poorer people would be less likely to vote because of it.

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