What was a tactic used for nearly one hundred years following the Civil War that required that a citizen prove he/she could read and write as a prerequisite to voting? It was intended as a method to deny suffrage to most African-Americans and other poor citizens.
a. literacy test
b. poll tax
c. General Equivalency Exam
d. naturalization exam
e. standardized testing
Question 2
A tactic that was legal until challenged late in the twentieth century that required individual citizens to pay a fee before being allowed to vote was
a. the literacy tax.
b. the poll tax.
c. franchise payment.
d. revenue adjustment.
e. legal extortion.
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