RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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The Grandfather Clause
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The Poll Tax
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The Mathematics Test
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The Literacy Test
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Detailed explanation-1: -By about 1860, most white men without property were enfranchised. But African Americans, women, Native Americans, non-English speakers, and citizens between the ages of 18 and 21 had to fight for the right to vote in this country.
Detailed explanation-2: -Prior to the introduction of electronic voting, India used paper ballots and manual counting. The paper ballots method was widely criticised because of fraudulent voting and booth capturing, where party loyalists captured booths and stuffed them with pre-filled fake ballots.
Detailed explanation-3: -The act banned the use of literacy tests, provided for federal oversight of voter registration in areas where less than 50 percent of the non-white population had registered to vote, and authorized the U.S. attorney general to investigate the use of poll taxes in state and local elections.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer. Use of educational institutions including their grounds (whether Govt. aided, Private or Govt.) for political campaigns and rallies are not allowed.