Amendment XXIV
Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary
or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President
or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of failure to
pay any poll tax or other tax.
Section 2. The Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Vocabulary:
primary - a preliminary or pre-election
in which members of a political party vote on the candidates that will represent
the party in an election.
Rewrite Amendment in your own words
in the space below. Print it out and give it to your instructor or teacher or
copy and paste it into an e-mail to send him/her.
Discussion Questions:
Are there any restrictions you
feel should be placed on voters before they are allowed to vote?
