How Does The 19th Amendment Protect Citizens

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The 19th and 26th amendment By Tulsi Kumar The 19th amendment Section 1: 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. Section 2: Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. The 26th amendment Section 1: The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. Section 2: The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation How does the amendment protect citizens? 19th amendment: this amendment protects the concept of women’s suffrage. The 26th amendment: this amendment protects the right to vote for those 18 years or older.…show more content…
Why did they support it? The 19th amendment: many activist groups supported women’s suffrage to achieve equality for women. One of these groups was the National Women’s Suffrage Association (NWSA) who wanted equal rights for all. The 26th amendment: many organizations such as the National Education Association (NEA) student program supported this amendment because it lead the way with student demonstrations. Who did not support it? Why were they against it? The 19th amendment: this amendment was not supported and was specifically rejected by states such as Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, Mississippi, and Delaware, The 26th amendment: one of the many people who were against this amendment as Justice Hugo Black who wrote the majority decision, which held that congress did not have the right to regulate the minimum age in state and local elections, but only in federal elections. When was it introduced? The 19th amendment: introduced and passed by Congress on June 4th, 1919 The 26th amendment: introduced and passed by Congress on March 23rd, 1971 When was it
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