Which statement about the 15th Amendment is accurate?

Which statement about the 15th Amendment is accurate?

• A. Deny the right to vote based on race
• B. Guarantees women's right to vote
• C. Abolishes slavery
• D. Prohibits denial of the right to vote on account of race

Answer: (D)

Voting rights and protection against race-based restrictions. The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, says 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 makes the statement about prohibiting denial of the right to vote because of race the accurate description of the amendment. It does not guarantee women's right to vote (that’s the nineteenth amendment), nor does it abolish slavery (that was the thirteenth amendment). So the essence of this amendment is exactly the protection against voting discrimination based on race.