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After the Civil War
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15th Amendment
prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude -
19th Amendment
prohibits denying any citizen the right to vote based on sex. -
Voting Rights Act
prohibits racial discrimination in voting -
24th Amendment
It abolished and forbids the federal and state governments from imposing taxes on voters during federal elections. -
26th Amendment
Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. -
Federal Election Campaign Act
The Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) is the primary United States federal law that regulates the financing of political campaigns.