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Amendment 19

Women's Suffrage

Article [XIX].
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.

Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

Proposal and Ratification

 

Rewrite Amendment in your own words in the space below. Print it out and give it to your instructor or teacher or copy and paste it into an e-mail to send him/her.

Discussion Questions:

  1. This amendment gave women the right to vote. Why did it take so long for women to get this right? Where else in the world are women denied the right to vote?

 

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