Which right was not fully guaranteed by the Fifteenth Amendment?
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Correct answer: The right of individuals to vote regardless of their sex
The Fifteenth Amendment did not prohibit denying the vote on the basis of sex. Women secured nationwide voting rights later through the Nineteenth Amendment.
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