llems $13$ to $16$ refer to the following information.

Five amendments to the U$.$S$.$ Constitution direcily affect voting qualifications

The Firleenth Amendment, ratified in $1870$ prohibled states from using race or color as

The Nineteenth Amendment, ratified in $1920,$ prohibited the states from using gender as a voting qualification.

The Twenty$-$Third Amendment, ratified in $1961,$ granted the residents of Washington D$.$C$.,$ a voice in the selection of the President and vice$-$President.

The Twenty$-$Fourth Amendment, ratified in $1964,$ outlawed the state poll tax as a requirement for voting in national elections.

The Twenty$-$Sixth Amendment, ratified in $1971,$ prohibited states from denying the vote to anyone eighteen years old or over.

$13.$ The overall effect of the five amendments was to extend the vote to

$(1)$ a larger portion of U$.$S$.$ citizens

$(2)$ a limited number of citizens

$(3)$ tax$-$paying citizens

$(4)$ citizens qualified by race and gender

$(5)$ those citizens who must pay for the privilege

$14.$ All of the following factors contributed $10$ the need for the amendments EXCEPT

$(1)$ some eighteen$-$year$-$olds wanted $10$ exercise their right to vote

$(2)$ before $1964,$ some slates prohibiled citizens who could not pay a lax from voting

$(3)$ before $1961,$ residents of Washington D$.$C$.,$ could not vole in national elections

$(4)$ the U$.$S$.$ Constitution had no authority over the states

$(5)$ lawmakers considered the right to vote an important one in a democracy

$15.$ Which statement about the five amendments appears to be the best summary?

$(1)$ They affirm the right of women to vote.

$(2)$ They limit the right of U$.$S$.$ citizen to vote according to where they

$(3)$ They prohibit the use of certain requirements as voting qualificatio

$(4)$ They prohibit some citizens from voting.

$(5)$ They permit certain qualifications be used in voting.

$16.$ Which of the following potential voter appears to have been given greater protection by most of the five amendments?

$(1)$ a $21-$year$-$old white male from California

$(2)$ a $60-$year$-$old white male from Mississippi

$(3)$ a $45-$year$-$old white female from York

$(4)$ a $30-$year$-$old black male from Pennsylvania

$(5)$ a $19-$year$-$old black female from Washington, D$.$C$.$

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