Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:16, 19 April 2004 view sourceSnowdog (talk \| contribs)Extended confirmed users3,235 editsm +it:← Previous edit		Revision as of 19:50, 5 May 2004 view source Xoder (talk \| contribs)Extended confirmed users502 editsm change the JPG to the PNG (will make a better thumbnail, I promise)Next edit →
Line 1:		Line 1:
	]		]

	'''Amendment XIX''' (the '''Nineteenth Amendment''') to the ] was passed by the ] on ], ], and was ratified on ], ]. It granted women the right to vote. It reads:		'''Amendment XIX''' (the '''Nineteenth Amendment''') to the ] was passed by the ] on ], ], and was ratified on ], ]. It granted women the right to vote. It reads:

Revision as of 19:50, 5 May 2004

Amendment XIX (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.

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.

Amendments
United States Constitution