The poll tax, also known as a head tax or capitation tax, was a tax that had to be paid in order to vote. It disenfranchised many African Americans and poor whites who were unable to afford the tax, and was eventually abolished with the passage of the 24th Amendment to the US Constitution in 1964.

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The Poll Tax Was

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The poll tax was:

A) A tax on local government for use of polling places in private institutions
B) A tax that had to be paid to be able to vote
C) A state tax on income to pay for the costs of voting
D) A federal tax on companies that make national opinion polls using the telephone

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