Grandfather Clauses in State Laws Had the Effect of Restricting

question 46

Multiple Choice

Grandfather clauses in state laws had the effect of restricting the franchise to those

• A) who were male.
• B) who could prove their grandfathers were alive.
• C) who were grandfathers.
• D) whose ancestors had voted before the 1860s.
• E) whose ancestors had held political office before the Civil War.

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