Amendments to the federal Constitution, which broadened the franchise, were the

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The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, the Eighteenth Amendment established Prohibition, and the Twenty-Second Amendment limited the presidency to two terms. Therefore, choices A and B are incorrect. The Nineteenth Amendment granted women the right to vote and the Twenty-First Amendment repealed Prohibition, but the Twenty-Third Amendment granted residents of Washington, D.C., the right to vote for president. Therefore, choice C is also incorrect. The only answer that includes amendments that specifically broadened the franchise is D, which includes the Fifteenth Amendment (granting black men the right to vote), the Nineteenth Amendment (granting women the right to vote), and the Twenty-Sixth Amendment (lowering the voting age to 18).

Amendments to the Federal Constitution, Which Broadened the Franchise, Were