USA CITIZENSHIP TEST
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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allowed citizens of Washington, DC to vote in the Presidential election
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gives all races the right to vote
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lowered the voting age to 18 years old
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banned poll taxes
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Detailed explanation-1: -House Report No. 1698 discussed the Twenty-Third Amendment, stating that it would: provide the citizens of the District of Columbia with appropriate rights of voting in national elections for President and Vice President of the United States.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Twenty-third Amendment, adopted in 1961, entitles the District to the same number of electoral votes as that of the least populous state in the election of the president and vice president. The District’s lack of voting representation in Congress has been an issue since the capital’s founding.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under the 23rd Amendment of the Constitution, the District of Columbia is allocated three electors and treated like a State for purposes of the Electoral College.
Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: The 23rd amendment gives residents of Washington DC the right to vote for representatives in the Electoral College. The 23rd amendment passed Congress in June of 1960 and reached the ¾ approval threshold less than a year later, on March 23, 1961.