Question

Read the passage from "On Women's Right to Vote."

For any state to make sex a qualification that must ever result in the disfranchisement of
one entire half of the people, is to pass a bill of attainder, or, an ex post facto law, and is
therefore a violation of the supreme law of the land. By it the blessings of liberty are
forever withheld from women and their female posterity. To them this government has no
just powers derived from the consent of the governed. To them this government is not a
democracy.
Which key ideas can be found in this passage?
Select all that apply.
On Women's Right to Vote
Governing is a blessing that is naturally given to women.
Denying votes to women unjustly bars them from participation in governing
Women who cannot vote do not live in a democracy.
Making women's votes illegal goes outside the law.

Answer 1

The key ideas in this passage include the unjust denial of votes to women, the absence of democracy when women cannot vote, and the violation of the law through the restriction of women's voting rights.

Step-by-step explanation:

The key ideas found in this passage from "On Women's Right to Vote" include:

• Denying votes to women unjustly bars them from participation in governing. The passage argues that making sex a qualification for voting violates the principle of equality and denies women the blessings of liberty.
• Women who cannot vote do not live in a democracy. The passage states that a state which disqualifies women from voting is not a democracy.
• Making women's votes illegal goes outside the law. The passage asserts that making sex a qualification for voting is a violation of the supreme law of the land.