In Breedlove v. Suttles (1937), the Supreme Court ruled that __________, in and of themselves, did not violate the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments.

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In Breedlove v. Suttles (1937), the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Georgia's poll tax, stating that it did not violate the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments. Poll taxes required citizens to pay a fee in order to vote, which disproportionately affected poor and minority communities. However, the Court argued that since the poll tax applied to all citizens, regardless of race or gender, it did not violate the constitutional rights of anyone.

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