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The poll tax was used as a way to prevent poor blacks and whites from voting.

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Q: How was a poll tax being used in the US up until 1964?
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How was poll tax being used up until 1964?

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A poll tax is tax on?

A poll tax was used to give people the ability to vote. The poll tax is no longer used in the U.S. The 24th Amendment ended it on January 23, 1964.


Which term refers to the tax people have to pay before being allowed to vote?

This was called a poll tax and has not been around for decades. Historically, poll taxes have been methods used to keep poorer people from voting.


Which type of poll is used to spread negative information?

A push poll is used to spread negative information.


What was the one of the first polls used in American politics?

A Straw Poll


Which poll used to spread negative information?

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What do the Civil Rights Laws of 1964 and 1965 include?

In 1964 and 1965, the US Federal government passed to laws that helped Black Americans from being discriminated against. The 1964 law was geared to preventing the us of any federal funds to be used to discriminate anyone from their civil rights. This law was not sufficient, however, to make sure all people, especially Afro Americans, from being disenfranchised at the polling booths. So the 1965 Civil Rights Act banned any sort of poll tax or other types of fraud to be used against minorities in America.


When was the poll tax introduced?

In the middle ages. The 3rd was introduced by Richard II in the year 1380. This made everyone who was on the tax register pay 5p. It was the third time in four years that such a tax had been used.


What poll is used to ask questions as voters leave in the voting area?

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What poll is used to ask question as voter leave the vote area?

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What kind of poll is used to affect rather than measure public opinion?

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What Is the term for a informal type of opinion poll?

The term for an informal type of opinion poll is a "straw poll." It is often used to gauge the opinions or preferences of a group without the scientific rigor of a formal poll.