What was a tactic used for nearly one hundred years following the Civil War that required that a citizen prove he/she could read and write as a prerequisite to voting? It was intended as a method to deny suffrage to most African-Americans and other poor citizens
a. literacy test
b. poll tax
c. General Equivalency Exam
d. naturalization exam
e. standardized testing
ANS: A
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