What Is a Poll Tax

question 37

Multiple Choice

What is a poll tax?

• A) a tax that states impose on all citizens in order to pay for public opinion research
• B) a fee that political parties charge people who want to become members and vote in their elections
• C) a tax imposed by state governments for those registering to vote
• D) a tax women had to pay if they wanted to vote in the nineteenth century
• E) a tax the federal government charged to state governments in order to pay for the costs of running a federal election.

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