USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

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“Every male person ____ who shall have attained the age of twenty-one years, and who shall be a citizen of the United States, and who shall have resided in this State one year next preceding an election, and the last six months within the district or county in which he offers to vote, shall be deemed a qualified elector.”-Article VI, Section 2 of the Texas Constitution of 1876 How did the Constitution of 1876 expand voting rights in Texas after the Civil War?
A
Women were allowed to vote.
B
All men, regardless of race, were allowed to vote.
C
All people were allowed to vote at the age of 21.
D
New citizens to the state could now vote sooner.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Sixty-first Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Sixty-first Amendment) Act, 1989, lowered the voting age of elections to the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative Assemblies of States from 21 years to 18 years.

Detailed explanation-2: -India was one of the first countries in the world to allow all adults above the age of 21 years to vote from the very first democratic election that was held. The voting age was reduced from 21 to 18 in the year 1989. Q. When was the voting age reduced from 21 years to 18 years in India ?

Detailed explanation-3: -Articles 308 – 314 Contain provisions with regard to All India Services, Central services and state services. Article 308 makes it clear that these provisions do not apply to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

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