Question
which is not a means by which the southern states bypassed the fifteenth amendment? A. poll taxesB. the grandfather clauseC. violent intimidation tacticsD. separate "Black" elections
Answer
D
- Q: What is the fifteenth amendment? A: The fifteenth amendment is an amendment to the United States Constitution which prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".
- Q: What are the options for means by which southern states bypassed the fifteenth amendment? A: A) poll taxes, B) the grandfather clause, C) violent intimidation tactics, and D) separate "Black" elections.
- Q: Which of the options is not a means by which southern states bypassed the fifteenth amendment? A: The answer is D, separate "Black" elections. While southern states did engage in violent intimidation tactics, and did implement both poll taxes and the grandfather clause to prevent African Americans from voting, there were not separate "Black" elections.