When she voted in the presidential election of 1872, Susan B. Anthony insisted that, as a
U.S. citizen, she had the right to do so. How effective is Justice Ward Hunt in refuting her
claim? What claims of his own does he make, and what logical reasons and evidence does
he use to support them? Use your understanding of arguments and claims to identify and
evaluate the case Justice Hunt makes with his ruling. How is his argument similar to or
different from the argument made by Lillie Devereux Blake? Which argument, do you, as a
reader find more convincing and why? Support your writing with evidence from the text.