Congressional Passage of 19th Amendment

The 19th Amendment was given what nickname?

• The Ladies First Amendment

• The Equal Rights Amendment

• The Susan B. Anthony Amendment

• The Alice Paul Amendment

Which of the following was the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment?

• Washington

• Illinois

• Wisconsin

• Michigan

Which of the following political parties had a stronger record of supporting suffrage?

• Republicans

• Democrats

• Green

• Whig

How did Alice Paul react to the election of Woodrow Wilson?

• She was excited to work with a supporter of suffrage.

• She held a giant women's suffrage march the day before his inauguration.

• She left to go fight for suffrage in England.

• She began meeting with his wife Edith to get his support.

Alice Paul's first leadership role within the NAWSA was serving as the head of the

• Congressional Committee

• Newspaper

• Picket line

• Fundraising Committee

How did Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party view the Democrats?

• They felt the Democrats were the party that would help them usher in suffrage.

• They didn't care about parties, they lobbied everyone.

• They hated the Democrats and aligned themselves with Republicans.

• They wanted to punish the party in power, in this case Democrats, for failing to pass suffrage.

The 19th Amendment had to be ratified by what proportion of the states for it to become part of the Constitution?

• One-half

• Two-thirds

• Three-fourths

• It had to be unanimous

What role does the president play in the constitutional amendment process?

• The president writes the proposed amendment

• The president has to sign the proposed amendment for it to become law

• The president determines whether Congress is allowed to consider the amendment

• The president plays no role in the amendment process

Carrie Catt purchased what item to celebrate ratification a year and a half before it finally went through?

• A flag

• A pocket watch

• A ring

• A dress

Republican pro-suffrage legislators attempted to include a Force Bill with the 19th Amendment, which said that

• All states would be forced to grant women suffrage

• Any state that tried to abridge voting rights could have their representation in Congress reduced

• Any state that refused to grant suffrage would be designated a territory again

• The president could send the national guard into any state to protect the right to vote