Which amendment preceded the 24th Amendment?

Which amendment preceded the 24th Amendment?

• A. 22nd Amendment
• B. 24th Amendment
• C. 25th Amendment
• D. 23rd Amendment

Answer: (D)

This question tests your knowledge of the order of amendments by date. The amendment that immediately preceded the 24th was ratified in 1961 and expanded voting rights for a specific group by granting residents of Washington, D.C., the right to vote in presidential elections. The 24th Amendment came later, in 1964, prohibiting poll taxes in federal elections. So the predecessor is the amendment that was just before it chronologically. The other options either occurred much earlier or later, so they aren’t the closest prior amendment.

This question tests your knowledge of the order of amendments by date. The amendment that immediately preceded the 24th was ratified in 1961 and expanded voting rights for a specific group by granting residents of Washington, D.C., the right to vote in presidential elections. The 24th Amendment came later, in 1964, prohibiting poll taxes in federal elections. So the predecessor is the amendment that was just before it chronologically. The other options either occurred much earlier or later, so they aren’t the closest prior amendment.