48. There are four amendments to the Constitution about who can vote. Describe one of them.
48.宪法有四条关于何人可以投票的修正案。描述其中的一条。
Answer: Citizens eighteen (18) and older (can vote).
答案:年满十八岁及以上的公民(才能投票)
You don't have to pay (a poll tax) to vote.
你不必为投票付费(人头税)。
Any citizen can vote. (Women and men can vote.)
所有公民都能投票。(男女都能投票。)
A male citizen of any race (can vote).
所有种族的男性公民(都能投票)。
Explanation: Voting is one of the important rights (or freedoms) that Americans have, but not everyone can vote.
解释:投票权是美国人拥有的重要权利(或自由)之一,但不是人人都能投票的。
The Constitution, which is the most important legal document in the United States, has 27 amendments (or changes or additions to the Constitution that have been approved by the voters).
宪法是美国最重要的法律文件,它有27条修正案(或有选民们通过的对宪法的变更或增补)。
Four of these amendments are about who can vote.
这些修正案中有四条是关于何人可以投票的。
Let's take a quick look at each of them.
让我们快速浏览一下它们。
The 15th Amendment was passed (or approved) in 1870.
第十五条修正案于1870年获得通过。
It forbids (or doesn't allow) the government to use race (or skin color) in deciding who is eligible (or has the right) to vote.
它禁止(或不允许)政府拿种族(或肤色)来决定谁有资格(或有权)投票。
Before this amendment was passed, many states did not allow black or African American people to vote in their elections.
这条修正案通过之前,许多州都不允许黑人或非裔美国人在他们州的选举中投票。
The 15th Amendment made that illegal (or against the law).
第十五条修正案将其定为非法(或违反法律)。