https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2 en-us 2023-02-28 15:25:41 UTC 2025-10-23 02:36:54 UTC hello@padlet.com 40002007 https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2498146751 Property qualifications for voting were repealed. Direct methods of selecting elected officials replaced the previous indirect methods. This allowed for voter participation to rise greatly.]]> 2023-02-28 15:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2498146751 40002007 https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2498167648 Granted voting rights to black males. It sought to fulfill promises to African Americans post Civil War. While voting for black men was "legal", many southern states used literacy tests to prevent them from voting.]]> 2023-02-28 15:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2498167648 40002007 https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2498172539 Guarantees the right to vote for American women. After years of protest, this right was given. Did not guarantee this right for all women, especially African Americans.]]> 2023-02-28 15:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2498172539 40002007 https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2498176077 Granted citizenship to Native Americans born in the US. Many states still denied the right to vote for Native Americans.]]> 2023-02-28 15:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2498176077 40002007 https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501173067 Eliminated laws preventing Asians from being naturalized. It repealed the existing measures to separate Asian immigrants. ]]> 2023-03-02 14:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501173067 40002007 https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501178084 Allowed for citizens in D.C. the right vote for the president. By adding the electoral college in D.C., they have representation and power in the election.]]> 2023-03-02 14:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501178084 40002007 https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501182271 Allowed for voting to be more accessible to those with less money. It prevented poll taxing that could possibly turn away those who are not wealthy.]]> 2023-03-02 14:23:36 UTC https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501182271 40002007 https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501185279 Helped to eliminate barriers that would prevent African Americans from voting. Some of these barriers include literary tests and prerequisite tests.]]> 2023-03-02 14:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501185279 40002007 https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501189268 Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. People believed if they are old enough to be drafted to war, they should get a say in government.]]> 2023-03-02 14:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501189268 40002007 https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501194326 This extended the goal of the VRA of 1965. Prohibited prerequisites and testing for those to vote.]]> 2023-03-02 14:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501194326 40002007 https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501213555 Mandates easy access for handicapped and elderly in voting places. Ensures these groups are able to vote.]]> 2023-03-02 14:42:24 UTC https://padlet.com/40002007/7sys19gf5q2ffyh2/wish/2501213555