What do the 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments have in common?

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voting rights
voting rights - no response given

religious rights
religious rights - no response given

African American rights
African American rights - no response given

women’s rights

Answer 1

The 15th, 19th, and 26th Amendments to the United States Constitution all pertain to voting rights.

• The 15th Amendment prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
• The 19th Amendment grants women the right to vote, prohibiting any U.S. citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex.
• The 26th Amendment lowers the voting age to 18 years, ensuring that younger citizens have the right to vote.

Thus, the common theme among these amendments is the expansion of voting rights to different groups of people.