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There are many amendments included in the US Constitution that are based on voting rights of the citizens. The 24th Amendment makes it illegal to deny any citizen the right to vote based on his or her failure or ability to pay a poll tax.

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If your client is claiming that the government is violating her Fourteenth Amendment rights, you would begin by researching her case to see if the Fourteenth Amendment applies. If it does not apply, you would explain to your client that the Fourteenth Amendment does not apply to her because she is a naturalized citizen rather than a U.S. citizen from birth. If the Fourteenth Amendment does apply, you would file a motion for a mistrial based on violation of the Constitution.


What legal right is the fifteenth amendment and for what group of people?

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What amendments makes it illegal to abridge someone's ability to vote based on their race or previous condition of servitude?

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Where was the 15th amendment signed?

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Why did the 15th amendment fail voting rights for African Americans?

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