The 15th Amendment prohibits denying the right to vote based on which attribute?

• A. Gender.
• B. Race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
• C. Age.
• D. Criminal history.

Answer: (B)

The key idea is protecting voting rights from racial discrimination. The 15th Amendment prohibits denying or abridging the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude, which was slavery. That specific wording targets racial exclusion and was adopted after the Civil War to ensure newly freed Black Americans could participate in elections. Because of that focus, this option best fits the amendment’s purpose. The other attributes—gender, age, or criminal history—are addressed by different constitutional provisions or laws (gender by the 19th Amendment, voting age by the 26th Amendment), not by the 15th Amendment.