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| The '''Nineteenth Amendment''' to the ] was passed by the ] on ], ], and was ratified on ], ]. It granted women the right to vote. It reads: | The '''Nineteenth Amendment''' to the ] was passed by the ] on ], ], and was ratified on ], ]. It granted women the right to vote. It reads: | ||
| :''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.'' | :''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 - sex rocks.'' | ||
| :''Congress shall have ] by appropriate legislation.'' | :''Congress shall have ] by appropriate legislation.'' | ||
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The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed by the United States Congress on June 4, 1919, and was ratified on August 18, 1920. It granted women the right to vote. It reads:
- 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 - sex rocks.
- Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
On February 27, 1922, a challenge to the 19th Amendment was rebuffed by the Supreme Court of the United States.
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| 18th Amendment | Amendments
United States Constitution |
20th Amendment |