Question

question 2 of 10

the ratification of the nineteenth amendment gave women:

a. the right to equal pay.
b. the right to a divorce.
c. the right to vote.
d. the right to own property.

Explanation:

Identify the core subject of the Nineteenth Amendment

The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1920, prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex.

Evaluate the given options

• Option A (the right to equal pay) was not addressed by this amendment; equal pay became a federal focus much later with the Equal Pay Act of 1963.
• Option B (the right to a divorce) and Option D (the right to own property) were governed by state laws and earlier legal reforms, not the Nineteenth Amendment.
• Option C (the right to vote) directly represents women's suffrage, which is the sole focus of the Nineteenth Amendment.

Answer:

• (A) the right to equal pay.
• (B) the right to a divorce.</mcq-correct>
• (C) the right to vote. (Correct answer)

<mcq-option>(D) the right to own property.