RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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The 15th Amendment
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The 13th Amendment
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The 19th Amendment
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The 1st Amendment
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Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 18th Amendment, ratified just a year earlier than the 19th, prohibited the sale of alcohol in the United States. The 20th Amendment in 1933 repealed it. The 19th Amendment was also a part of a global effort among western nations to grant women’s suffrage amid the turmoil of World War I.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as The Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 1966, abolished Election Tribunals in India and enabled trial of election petitions by High Courts.
Detailed explanation-4: -Approved by the Senate on June 4, 1919, and ratified in August 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment marked one stage in women’s long fight for political equality.
Detailed explanation-5: -On June 4, 1919, it was brought before the Senate and, after Southern Democrats abandoned a filibuster, 36 Republican Senators were joined by 20 Democrats to pass the amendment with 56 yeas, 25 nays, and 14 not voting. The final vote tally was: 20 Democrats Yea. 17 Democrats Nay.