The right of citizens of the United States to vote, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Which amendment contains this text?

• A. 15th
• B. 19th
• C. 24th
• D. 26th

Answer: (A)

This question tests knowledge of which amendment protects the right to vote from being denied based on race. The text is from the Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870 during Reconstruction. It states that the right of citizens to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. That explicit focus on race is what makes this the correct amendment. The Nineteenth Amendment addresses voting regardless of sex, the Twenty-Fourth prohibits poll taxes, and the Twenty-Sixth lowers the voting age to 18, none of which match the race-based protection described here.