The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits denying voting rights based on which attribute?

The Fifteenth Amendment prohibits denying voting rights based on which attribute?

• A. Age
• B. Race
• C. Residency
• D. Gender

Answer: (B)

This tests the protection against voting discrimination based on race under the Fifteenth Amendment. Ratified in 1870, the amendment states that the right to vote cannot be denied or abridged because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. That focus on race is why this is the correct attribute. Age and gender were addressed by later amendments (the 26th for age and the 19th for gender), and residency isn’t the protected characteristic targeted by the Fifteenth Amendment. So the key idea is that race cannot be used to deny someone the right to vote.

This tests the protection against voting discrimination based on race under the Fifteenth Amendment. Ratified in 1870, the amendment states that the right to vote cannot be denied or abridged because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. That focus on race is why this is the correct attribute. Age and gender were addressed by later amendments (the 26th for age and the 19th for gender), and residency isn’t the protected characteristic targeted by the Fifteenth Amendment. So the key idea is that race cannot be used to deny someone the right to vote.