Which statement best describes the Fifteenth Amendment?

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It established the right to vote to all former slaves, including women.
It established the right to vote to all former slaves, including women.

It guaranteed the right to vote to all citizens who own property.
It guaranteed the right to vote to all citizens who own property.

It prevented any government from prohibiting people from voting based on race, color, or previous servitude.
It prevented any government from prohibiting people from voting based on race, color, or previous servitude.

It required state governments to receive loyalty oaths from former slaves before they could vote.

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The statement that best describes the Fifteenth Amendment is:

It prevented any government from prohibiting people from voting based on race, color, or previous servitude.

The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, specifically prohibits the denial of the right to vote based on race or previous condition of servitude.