Question

Which of the statements describes the state of voting rights from colonial times until 1971?

Answer 1

The correct answer is option D. From colonial times until 1971, voting rights were extended to only selected groups. In 1971, the Twentieth Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution declared that every American citizen aged 18 or older, were granted by the right to vote. Before that, voting was extended to certain selected groups throughout history.

There were some states that only granted the right to vote to people that own a specific amount of land, the typical voter was a white man who was 21 years old or older. Women, men of color and young adults were most often denied to their voting rights.

Answer 2

They were extended to only be for special groups. <span />