answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

yes

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Was poll taxes specifically prohibited by the constitution?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What did the Twentyfourth Amendment to the Constitution change about voting?

It prohibited poll taxes. APEX(:


What did twenty fourth amendment to the constitution change about voteing?

It prohibited poll taxes.


What was prohibited under the Twenty-fourth Amendment?

The 24th amendment prohibited poll taxes


What prohibited poll taxes?

Twenty-fourth Amendment


What was prohibited under the the twenty-fourth amendment?

Poll taxes -NovaNET


Which amendment made poll taxes illegal?

The Twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution made poll taxes illegal. =)


States could not use poll taxes to deny a person the right to vote according to which amendent?

The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution bars the use of poll taxes. This makes it illegal in all states to use poll taxes and the non-payment of such taxes to keep anyone from voting. The amendment therefore stops any and all use of poll taxes.


The 24th amendment abolished what?

The Twenty-fourth Amendment (Amendment XXIV) prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.


How did the 24th Amendment affect African American voting rights?

Amendment 24 of the U.S. Constitution provided more opportunity for African - Americans to vote by barring Poll Taxes, a tax that must be paid by anyone wishing to cast a vote.


Did the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution make poll taxes illegal in federal elections?

The 13thAmendmentwas theabolitionof slavery


Why do poll taxes hurt low income citizens?

Low income citizens cannot afford to pay the poll taxes. If they don't pay poll taxes, they can't vote. Incidentally, poll taxes have been outlawed in the United States.


What is the cause of taxes?

The cause of the poll tax was to keep poor and minority people from voting. The laws were eliminated by the 15th Amendment to the Constitution.