Question

in her speech \equal rights for women,\ shirley chisholm bases her legal argument on the rule of the nineteenth amendment, which prohibits the us government from denying citizens the right to vote based on their sex. use the drop - down arrow to choose the correct option. chisholm connects the existing law to the real conditions of working women by reasoning that since the us government has been prohibited from denying votes to women, it can now be prohibited from denying votes to all citizens an amendment legalizing votes for women has already been added to the constitution, there is no need for further legislation women have been given the right to vote, they have already been given equal rights women have been given the right to vote, all other rights should be extended to them by law

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The argument is about working women's conditions, not all citizens' voting rights. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Chisholm advocates for equal rights beyond voting, so saying no further legislation is wrong. Eliminate.
• Option 3: Voting right ≠ all equal rights; she argues for more rights. Eliminate.
• Option 4: Since women got voting rights (from 19th Amendment), she reasons other rights should be extended by law, connecting law to working women's real - life need for equal rights. This matches her argument.

Answer:

D. women have been given the right to vote, all other rights should be extended to them by law