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 (saivat äänestää) 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 (saavat äänestää).

From 1889 onwards men 3. had to take (täytyi tehdä) 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 (täytyy antaa) the right to vote.

Since 1924 all Native Americans born in the USA 5. have been able to give / have been able to cast (ovat voineet antaa) their vote.

Americans under the age of 21 6. hadn’t been able to take part / hadn’t been able to participate / had not been able to take part / had not been able to participate (eivät olleet voineet osallistua) in elections until 1971.

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

In 1975, laws were passed that said that literacy tests 8. couldn’t be used / could not be used (ei voitu käyttää) anymore.

In 1990, the law required services to ensure that people with disabilities 9. can go / are able to go (voivat mennä) to polling stations.

One of the biggest landmarks in the history of voting 10. might have been / may have been / might've been(on saattanut olla) the presidential election in 2008. In addition to winning, Obama got a great turnout of voters, which
11. must have been / must've been (on täytynyt olla) almost as great as the victory itself.