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The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal government and each state from denying or abridging a citizen's right to vote "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
Fifteenth Amendment Explained. 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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude–. Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. Fifteenth Amendment.
Fifteenth Amendment, amendment (1870) to the Constitution of the United States that guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on “race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: “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...
The Fifteenth Amendment is the last of the three Civil War Amendments, 1. adopted in response to the end of the American Civil War with the intent to grant the federal government additional powers to address the lingering remnants of slavery. 2. The Fifteenth Amendment addresses the right of suffrage, 3.
Overview of Fifteenth Amendment, Right of Citizens to Vote. Historical Background on Fifteenth Amendment. Section 1 Right to Vote. Right to Vote Clause Generally. Grandfather Clauses. Exclusion from Primaries and Literacy Tests. Racial Gerrymandering and Right to Vote Clause. Section 2 Enforcement. State Action Doctrine and Enforcement Clause.
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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
To former abolitionists and to the Radical Republicans in Congress who fashioned Reconstruction after the Civil War, the 15th Amendment, enacted in 1870, appeared to signify the fulfillment of all promises to African Americans.
The 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870, banning racial discrimination in voting. While the 1787 Constitution left the issue of voting primarily to the states, the amendment empowered the national government to protect African Americans from discrimination at the ballot box.
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 race, color, or previous condition of servitude.