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? Before passage of the 19th Amendment, how many states had already granted women full voting rights?
+ 15
- 9
- 19
- 12
! Before the passage of the 19th Amendment, 15 states had already granted women full voting rights. (Learn more)
? How many years passed between the time a women’s suffrage amendment was first introduced in Congress and when it eventually passed in 1919?
- 25
- 32
+ 41
- 43
! It took 41 years for the women’s suffrage amendment to be passed in Congress. When Rep. James R. Mann reintroduced the bill in 1919, he said, “The time is ripe, the people are ready, and the beneficiaries are eager, willing, and able to perform the duties of citizenship.” (Learn more)
? In order to become law, the 19th Amendment needed approval from at least 36 states. Which state was the 36th to ratify the amendment?
- Texas
- Montana
- Wisconsin
+ Tennessee
! Tennessee was the 36th state to ratify the 19th Amendment. (Learn more)
? When did the 19th Amendment go into effect as an official law of the United States?
- Aug. 26, 1919
- Aug. 18, 1920
+ Aug. 26, 1920
- Aug. 18, 1919
! The 19th Amendment went into effect as an official law on Aug. 26, 1920. (Learn more)
? True or false? Women have turned out to vote at higher rates than men in every presidential election since 1984.
+ True
- False
! The answer is true. Women have outvoted men in the past ten presidential elections.
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