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Disenfranchisement in History
Prison and Voting
Voter ID Laws
Youth and Democracy
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Democracy in Greece!
Disenfranchisement in History
Prison and Voting
Voter ID Laws
Youth and Democracy
The U.S. is considered a
democracy
, but throughout its history many people have been
disenfranchised
(not allowed to vote).
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EXAMPLES OF DISENFRANCHISEMENT:
In order to keep
poor people
and
African Americans
from voting, many southern states had poll taxes and literacy tests until 1964.
Literacy Test
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