Voting is central to the equality of all Americans and American history. The right to vote began in 1776 but the ones who 1. ___________________________________________________________________________________(saivat äänestää) were white, property-owning, Protestant men.

The right to vote was extended in 1856 stating that all white men in America 2. _______________________________________________(saavat äänestää).

From 1889 onwards men 3. _________________________________(täytyi tehdä) literacy tests specifically designed to reduce African American voting.

According to The Nineteenth Amendment from 1919-20, women 4. ______________________________________________(täytyy antaa) the right to vote.

Since 1924 all Native Americans born in the USA 5.____________________________________________________________________(ovat voineet antaa) their vote.

Americans under the age of 21 6. _________________________________________________________ (eivät olleet voineet osallistua) in elections until 1971.

In 1974, The Supreme Court ruled that states 7.___________________________________________________(voivat kieltää) convicted felons the right to vote.

In 1975, laws were passed that said that literacy tests 8. _________________________________________________________ (ei voitu käyttää) anymore.

In 1990, the law required services to ensure that people with disabilities __________________________________________________________________(voivat mennä) to polling stations.

One of the biggest landmarks in the history of voting 10. ________________________________________________________________________________________(on saattanut olla) the presidential election in 2008. In addition to winning, Obama got a great turnout of voters, which
11. _________________________________________________________________________________(on täytynyt olla) almost as great as the victory itself.