There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.

Answers from the USCIS list

Give one of these answers. Words in light (parentheses) are optional.

• Citizens eighteen optional: (18) and older optional: (can vote).
• You don’t have to pay optional: (a poll tax) to vote.
• Any citizen can vote. optional: (Women and men can vote.)
• A male citizen of any race optional: (can vote).

Our explanation

Over time, four amendments let more citizens vote. Citizens 18 and older can vote. You don’t have to pay a poll tax (a fee) to vote. Women and men can vote. A male citizen of any race can vote.

Remember it

Four cues: age 18, no poll tax, women and men, any race.

Source

USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) p. 35: “There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote in federal elections.” Timeline: 15th (1870), 19th (1920), 24th (1964), 26th (1971) Amendments.

• Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test (2008 version), rev. 08/21 (PDF, USCIS)

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