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1776 Nobody but white male property owners could vote

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1776 Nobody but white male property owners could vote

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This was probably the biggest contraction. At this point this was when the least percentage of the US population was allowed to vote. Just the rich white men.

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The fourth amendment was a big expansion in voting rights. It defined a US citizen and it says "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." This means that immigrants can vote now.

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The 15 amendment was another huge expansion in voting rights. It says that any US citizen of any race can vote (as long as they are male).

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After the 15 amendment was passed, there was a big contraction in voting rights. Even though the 15 amendment was passed giving black people the right to vote, people still found ways to keep them from voting. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and economic pressures are a few example of ways people stopped them from voting.

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This was a big contraction to asian-american voting rights. It was bad enough that in 1822 Chinese people were banned from becoming citizens. But in 1922, and act was passed preventing all asian-americans from becoming citizens. No asian-americans could vote.

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1975 - Voting Rights Act Reauthorization

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1975 - Voting Rights Act Reauthorization

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This was the biggest voting rights expansion. In 1975, every US citizen over the age of 18 was allowed to vote. Immigrants, people of any race, women, everyone. Literacy tests and other ways to discriminate voters had been banned a while back.