15th Amendment - Cannot deny right to vote based on race, 17th Amendment - Senators to be directly elected by the people, 19th Amendment - Women's right to vote, 23rd Amendment - Washington DC gets to vote for president, despite still not having any representation in congress, 24th Amendment - No more poll taxes! , 26th Amendment - 18-21 year olds to be allowed to vote, Voting Rights Act of 1965 - Outlawed literacy tests, and gave federal oversight to states with a history of discriminatory voting laws, Motor Voter Law - Increased voter registration, but did not create a big increase in voter turnout, Baker vs. Carr - One person, one vote! (theoretically), Shaw vs. Reno - No gerrymandering based on race. , The demographic group LEAST likely to vote - Young people, The demographic group MOST likely to vote - Old people, African American Female - Most likely demographic group to be a democrat, Blue America - Urban/Suburban, Red America - Rural,

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