How could a poll tax or a literacy test has been used to prevent someone from voting?

The Civil war Amendments
Before. After

What about Civil War amendments before and after? And what is your answer to the question?

A person couldn't vote until they paid the tax and passed a literacy test.

My first question is "how could a poll tax or a literacy test have been usd to prevent someone from voting?

My second question is how was civil war amendments before and after

Katy, submit or post your answers and we will critique them. We will not do your homework for you. The second question makes no sense.

My guess on my first question was that if in early years adult citizen has not pay there taxes they are not allow to vote then.

My second is basically how was civil war amendment like before and how is it like now

The poll tax and literacy test applied to everyone -- but was specifically enforced for African-Americans in the South. Many didn't have much money and were poorly educated. Also -- many blacks were given much harder literacy tests than whites.

I don't understand your second question either.

You are very wrong on question 1. Question 2 still makes no sense. What amendment or amendments? What was amended?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poll_tax_(United_States)

How was 13,14,15 amendments before and how is 13,14,14 amendments after

I still don't get number 1