Question

What was the ruling in the 1874 Supreme Court Case Minor v. Happersett?

A. that voting was not a basic right of citizens, therefore women could be denied the right to vote
B. that voting was a basic right of citizens, therefore women must be given the right to vote
C. that voting was a basic right of all residents of the United States, therefore immigrants must be given the right to vote
D. that voting was a basic right of only literate citizens, therefore those that could not read or write English could be denied the vote

Answer 1

Minor v. Happersett, 88 U.S. 162 (1875), is a United StatesSupreme Court case in which the Court held that the Constitution did not grant women the right to vote. ... The Minor v. Happersett ruling was based on an interpretation of the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.