“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
—U.S. Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
—U.S. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.”
—U.S. Constitution, Nineteenth Amendment
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.”
—U.S. Constitution, Twenty-Fourth Amendment
“The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.”
—U.S. Constitution, Twenty-Sixth Amendment
—U.S. Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” —U.S. Constitution, Fifteenth Amendment “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” —U.S. Constitution, Nineteenth Amendment “The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax.” —U.S. Constitution, Twenty-Fourth Amendment “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.” —U.S. Constitution, Twenty-Sixth Amendment
The poll tax had been enacted in some southern states to suppress voting by poor African Americans. Which statement best explains why the Twenty-Fourth Amendment banned the imposition of this tax in elections for president, vice president, and the U.S. Congress only?

Explanation

States set their own election rules, but the federal government can set the rules on federal elections.

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