1. What Groups were and were not allowed to vote when our country first began
under the Constitution?
Yes
No
White Man
21years old
Owned Land
Women,
Non-white men,
Poor White men,
Rich white
Men under 21.
2. What things changed and when to allow certain groups the right to vote?
1888:
White Man
21years old
Owned Land
1840’s:
White men
Regardless of
Land ownership
Post Civil War:
Men 21 regardless
Of race
1920:
Women 21
Regardless of Race
1971:
Anyone 18
Years old
Or Older
3. You get to vote for:
City Level
County Level
State Level
National Level
4. City Level Issues Mayor School Board
Ballot Measures
Taxation
Changes to the City Constitution
Special Funding
City Council