The first ten amendments to the constitution are traditionally called the
a. Petition of Right
b. Bill of Rights
c. Great Compromise
d. Three-Fifths Compromise
Ans: b. Bill of Rights
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The Voting Rights Act, passed in the 1960s,
A) allowed African Americans to take advantage of their right to vote. B) gave suffrage to women. C) gave African Americans the right to vote. D) lowered the legal voting age to 18. E) removed voting rights from officials who denied citizens the right to vote.
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