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Fighting for the Right to Vote

For more than a century after the founding of the United States, American women did not have the right to vote. But, thanks to the persistent efforts of women activists over more than 70 years, women finally earned that fundamental right with the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in 1920.

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  • What determines the powers of the U.S. federal government?
    • A. Federal laws
    • B. State governments
    • C. The Constitution

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  • What is a rebate?
    • A. A refund for a product recalled by the government
    • B. The repeat of a political debate
    • C. A return of tax revenues to the taxpayer

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  • To which branches of the federal government can officials be elected?
    • A. Executive and legislative
    • B. Legislative and judicial
    • C. Judicial and executive

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