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During the Progressive Era, many people worked to make drastic changes to American society, business, health care and basic rights. One aspect that was focused on was suffrage. Please mark the 3 choices below that are true about suffrage. (8.5, 9.1) TEKS - 5(A), 9(A), 22(B) (1 point) Responses Voting is limited to only voting for President in certain elections. Voting is limited to only voting for President in certain elections. It came to an end with the child labor laws passed in the Progressive Era. It came to an end with the child labor laws passed in the Progressive Era. This term refers to the suffering of the Native Americans. This term refers to the suffering of the Native Americans. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920. It means being drafted by the government and sent to fight in a war. It means being drafted by the government and sent to fight in a war. The current voting age provided for in the U.S. Constitution is 18.

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The three true statements about suffrage are:

  1. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920.
  2. The current voting age provided for in the U.S. Constitution is 18.
  3. Voting is limited to only voting for President in certain elections. (This statement, however, is somewhat misleading; while people can only vote for certain offices in primary or special elections, suffrage generally refers to the right to vote in all elections once granted.)

The other statements are false:

  • Suffrage did not come to an end with the child labor laws; rather, child labor laws and suffrage movements were concurrent movements during the Progressive Era.
  • Suffrage does not refer to the suffering of Native Americans.
  • Suffrage does not relate to being drafted by the government to fight in wars; that is a separate concept related to military conscription.

So the most relevant true statements regarding suffrage are the first two listed.