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Which amendment extended voting rights to those who once were held held in a state of servitude?
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The Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution gave suffrage to former black slaves on July 9. 1868. This was a bone of contention for southern states who were forced to ratify it in order to regain their representation in Congress.
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What does the fifteenth amendment mean by extended voting rights to African Americans by outlawing denial of the right to vote on the basis of race color or previous servitude?
It means giving voting rights by making denial of the right to vote based on race illegal.
Which Amendment extended voting rights to women?
The 19th. In 1920, I believe.
what was the result of the 19th amendment (apex)?
voting rights were extended to all citizens regardless of gender
What was the effect in the US of expanding voting rights?
When voting rights were extended to citizens who previously did not have voting rights, there was more pluralism in the US. When the 19th Amendment was passed in 1920, the votes granted to women expanded the numbers of people voting in the US.
How does the 15th amendment fall short of giving all rights to black women?
The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits discrimination in voting rights of citizens on the basis of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude. This amendment did not include a specific prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex; it took another amendment
What amendment The voting rights of 1965 was the precursor to which amendment?
The 65 voting rights act wasn't an amendment, but a bill passed by congress.
What are 131415 amendments for?
Amendments 13, 14, and 15 were passed following the Civil War. Amendment 13 ended slavery, Amendment 14 provided rights to former slaves, and Amendment 15 expanded voting rights to people regardless of color, former servitude, and race.
Which of these stated that or previous condition of servitude could not keep one from voting?
fifteenth amendment
What does the 19th amendment protect the voting rights of?
the 19th amendment protects to voting of women
Which constitutional amendment granted voting rights?
In the United States, the right to vote was always established. However, the 15th amendment made it so that voting could not be denied to people, based on their race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Also, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote. In addition, the 26th amendment states that the voting age be changed to 18, instead of 21.
Who or what stated that race color or previous condition of servitude could not keep one from voting?
the fifteenth amendment
What measures most directly extended voting rights?
Several amendments. The 15, 19, 26 all extended voting rights.
