Which of the following statements about property restrictions on the right to vote in the United States is true?
A) They are explicitly forbidden in the Constitution and have never been instituted.
B) They were in effect early in the country's history but were eliminated by 1828.
C) They were instituted in 1828 and are still in effect in many states.
D) They are spelled out in the Constitution and have been in effect since 1789.
E) They were in effect early in the country's history but were eliminated with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.

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Property restrictions on the right to vote were common in the early years of the United States and were gradually eliminated by the mid-19th century. By 1828, most property qualifications had been eliminated. While the Constitution does not explicitly forbid property restrictions, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments prohibit states from denying or abridging the right to vote on the basis of race or previous conditions of servitude, and the Nineteenth Amendment prohibits denying the right to vote on the basis of gender.

Which of the Following Statements About Property Restrictions on the Right