Which of the following groups gained more political participation when amendments were added to the Constitution?
Asian Americans
Native Americans
Hispanic Americans
African Americans
which one is right?
African Americans gained more political participation when amendments were added to the United States Constitution. Specifically, the 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, granted African American men the right to vote by stating that the "right of citizens of the United States 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."
Moreover, the 19th Amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote, which also included African American women, although in practice many African American women, like African American men, faced barriers to voting in many states, especially in the South, until the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
While other groups have also gained political participation through legislation and various court decisions over the years, African Americans were the direct beneficiaries of constitutional amendments explicitly expanding their political rights.