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.
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:
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?