The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution

question 48

Multiple Choice

The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution:

• A)gave women the right to vote.
• B)established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.
• C)established that senators be elected directly by the citizens.
• D)prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on race or color.
• E)prohibited the revocation of voting rights due to non-payment of a poll tax.

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