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| '''Amendment XIX''' (the '''Nineteenth Amendment''') of the ] |
'''Amendment XIX''' (the '''Nineteenth Amendment''') of the ] states: | ||
| <blockquote> | |||
| 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. | |||
| The full text of this amendment can be found at http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/charters_of_freedom/constitution/amendments_11-27.html | |||
| </blockquote> | |||
| == Interpretation and history == | |||
| This amendment gives the right to vote to women. | |||
Revision as of 22:55, 10 August 2002
Amendment XIX (the Nineteenth Amendment) of the United States 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 sex.
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
Interpretation and history
This amendment gives the right to vote to women.