Question

Which president is most closely associated with urging the passage of the Twenty-fourth Amendment?

Roosevelt
Truman
Kennedy
Nixon

Answer 1

President Roosevelt is most closely related with the passing of the 24th amendment

Answer 2

Kennedy is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Twenty fourth amendment prohibited the congress and the states from charging poll tax in federal elections. At the time of ratification of 24th amendment in 1964 five states had retained a poll tax, In Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections poll taxes were declared unconstitutional by the supreme court, it argued that the poll taxes violated the fourteenth amendment. It was John F Kennedy who urged the congress for constitutional amendment to abolish poll taxes. The twenty fourth amendment was ratified on January 23, 1964