https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r Key expansions and contractions/restrictions of voting rights in the United States en-us 2020-10-30 17:57:37 UTC 2020-10-30 18:26:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/530169450/e4641851c2e6d1705d5758bb0e7d9ece/Screen_Shot_2020_08_02_at_7_48_54_PM.png scummings7785 https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r/wish/877398962 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.]]> 2020-10-30 18:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r/wish/877398962 scummings7785 https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r/wish/877425036 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.]]> 2020-10-30 18:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r/wish/877425036 scummings7785 https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r/wish/877440254 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). ]]> 2020-10-30 18:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r/wish/877440254 scummings7785 https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r/wish/877451029 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.]]> 2020-10-30 18:13:50 UTC https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r/wish/877451029 scummings7785 https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r/wish/877466985 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.]]> 2020-10-30 18:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r/wish/877466985 scummings7785 https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r/wish/877482050 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.]]> 2020-10-30 18:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/scummings7785/5jr5qp3ge8olg60r/wish/877482050