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Voting is central to the equality of all Americans and American history. The right to vote began in
1776 but the ones who 1. were allowed to vote / could vote were white, property-owning,
Protestant men. The right to vote was extended in 1856 stating that all white men in America 2.
are allowed to vote / can vote.
From 1889 onwards men 3. had to take literacy tests specifically designed to reduce African
American voting. According to The Nineteenth Amendment from 1919-20, women 4. must be
given / have to be given the right to vote.
Since 1924 all Native Americans born in the USA 5. have been able to give/cast their vote.
Americans under the age of 21 6. hadn’t been able to take part / participate in elections until
1971. In 1974, The Supreme Court ruled that states 7. may deny convicted felons the right to vote.
In 1975, laws were passed that said that literacy tests 8. couldn’t be used anymore. In 1990, the
law required services to ensure that people with disabilities 9. can go / are able to go to polling
stations. One of the biggest landmarks in the history of voting 10. might / may have been the
presidential election in 2008. In addition to winning, Obama got a great turnout of voters, which
11. must have been almost as great as the victory itself.