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What are the groups to whom voting rights were extended by various constitutional amendments?
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Four different constitutional amendments extended voting rights to African-American men (and men of any other previously excluded races), women, citizens of the District of Columbia, and young people between the ages of 18 and 21:
- Fifteenth Amendment: Prohibited discrimination by race (applied primarily to African-American males), ratified in 1870.
- Nineteenth Amendment: Granted women's suffrage (right to vote), ratified in 1920.
- Twenty-third Amendment: Allowed citizens residing in the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections, ratified in 1961.
- Twenty-sixth Amendment: Reduced the minimum voting age from 21 to 18, allowing younger people the right to vote, ratified in 1971.
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What groups did not participate in the constitutional convention?
No women, blacks or native americans.
What three groups were not included to the constitutional convention?
Women, children and slaves
Which groups of people did not attend the Constitutional Convention?
thomos jefferson And john adams
What three groups were denied the rights of the first ten amendments?
Women, African-Americans, and Native Americans
Which Bill of Rights amendment extended suffrage to groups that had been previously exluded?
None of them. The Bill of Rights consist of the first 10 amendments to the constitution. The 15th amendment to the constitution gives people of all races and colors the right to vote. The 19th amendment to the constitution gives women the right to vote.
How do you divide the 27 amendments into 3 groups?
27 amendments divided into three groups gives you 9 amendments per group.
Into what three groups are the 27 amendments of the Constitution divided?
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights There is no special grouping for the amendments after thoseHowever, amendments tended to be passed in groups (not literally all at the same time, but within a decade). Like the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th) and the Progressive Era amendments (16th, 17th, 18th, 19th).
What are the groups of a family?
extended middle and one parent
Why do some groups have collective rights and not others?
Certain groups have collective rights due to historical and constitutional reasons
Is protecting minority groups constitutional?
All men are created equal.
What groups did not participate in the constitutional convention?
No women, blacks or native americans.
What three groups were not included to the constitutional convention?
Women, children and slaves
What groups were NOT at the Constitutional Convention?
Native Americans, African Americans and women
Why did extended-family groups first settle south of the Sahara?
to farm
What is an example of a political party aggregating interest?
Creating a coalition of various groups to pass a bill
What groups attended the constitutional convention?
rich people (wealthy) 55 total.
What constitutional right is the foundation of the right to form interest groups?
freedom of association
