The amendment was a major expansion of formal political equality, but it did not erase every obstacle to voting. Many women of color still faced racial discrimination, citizenship restrictions, intimidation, inaccessible registration, and other barriers. The distinction matters: constitutional eligibility can expand while administration and unequal access continue to suppress participation.

When answer choices mix voting amendments, use the exact protected characteristic. Sex points to the Nineteenth Amendment. Race, color, or previous servitude points to the Fifteenth. Age for citizens eighteen or older points to the Twenty-Sixth. A scenario about a poll tax in a federal election instead calls for the Twenty-Fourth Amendment.

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