Question
How did poll taxes disenfranchised voters?(1 point)
Responses
They prevented people from voting by charging fees people could not afford.
They prevented people from voting by charging fees people could not afford.
They prevented people from voting by making them pass a literacy test.
They prevented people from voting by making them pass a literacy test.
They prevented people from voting by using intimidation and violence.
They prevented people from voting by using intimidation and violence.
They prevented people from voting by taking away their right to vote.
They prevented people from voting by taking away their right to vote.
Responses
They prevented people from voting by charging fees people could not afford.
They prevented people from voting by charging fees people could not afford.
They prevented people from voting by making them pass a literacy test.
They prevented people from voting by making them pass a literacy test.
They prevented people from voting by using intimidation and violence.
They prevented people from voting by using intimidation and violence.
They prevented people from voting by taking away their right to vote.
They prevented people from voting by taking away their right to vote.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
**They prevented people from voting by charging fees people could not afford.**
Poll taxes were fees that individuals had to pay in order to vote, which disproportionately affected low-income individuals and disenfranchised many, particularly African Americans and poor white voters in the southern United States.
**They prevented people from voting by charging fees people could not afford.**
Poll taxes were fees that individuals had to pay in order to vote, which disproportionately affected low-income individuals and disenfranchised many, particularly African Americans and poor white voters in the southern United States.