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What was the southern states attempting to do by passing the grandfather clause?
They were trying to prevent black southern men from being able to vote.
Laws that exempted men from voting restrictions?
grandfather clause
What did grandfather clause mean to African Americans who wanted to vote?
They could not vote if their grandfather had not been allowed to vote.
How did Grandfather Clauses allowed some white southern men to vote while black southern men were still prevented from doing so?
The white men already had the right to vote previously. The "grandfather clause" basically said that this situation didn't change. Any restriction on voting rights - which were of course specifically designed to have less black voters - was applied only to people who hadn't been able to vote previously.
Who were the targets of the grandfather clause?
A grandfather clause is a provision when an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while the new rule will apply to all future cases. Those exempt from the new rule are said to have grandfather rights or acquired rights. Slaves were the target because the old rule found they weren't citizens and couldn't vote, so it was applied to a new law.
What was the southern states attempting to do by passing the grandfather clause?
They were trying to prevent black southern men from being able to vote.
Notorious clause in southern voting laws that exempted from literacy tests?
Grandfather Clause
What region or regions did the grandfather clause exist?
In southern states
Notorious clause in southern voting laws that exempted from literacy test and poll taxes anyone whose ancestors had voted in1860 thereby excluding blacks?
the grandfather clause
What was the effect of the grandfather clause?
how did the grandfather clause effect blacks after the civil war
What is a grandfather clause and What is its purpose in literacy tests?
What is a grandfather clause, and what was its purpose
What is a grandfather clause and what was it purpose in literacy tests?
What is a grandfather clause, and what was its purpose
In what region did the grandfather clause exist?
The grandfather clause existed in the southern United States, specifically in states that implemented discriminatory voting restrictions against African Americans after the Reconstruction period. It allowed individuals to vote if their ancestors had been eligible to vote before the Civil War, effectively disenfranchising African Americans.
Is there a grandfather clause in the UK?
No
When was the grandfather clause?
It can't be abolished. They tried to abolish it once, but it's been grandfathered in under the grandfather clause.
When was the grandfather clause abolished?
It can't be abolished. They tried to abolish it once, but it's been grandfathered in under the grandfather clause.
What was added to the constitutions of several southern states to enable white people to vote who may have been kept from doing so by other restrictions?
Grandfather Clause
