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Minor v. Happersett (1875) 88 U.S 162Decided: March 29th, 1875Facts: Minor wanted to register to vote in the state of Missouri but the registrar of voters refusedand didn’t allow Minor to register because of the fact that she was a female and not a male. Sosince she was considered a female citizen and not a male citizen she was turned down theopportunity to register, this went against her right of the 14th Amendment and deprived her ofher privileges given to her by that Amendment.Issue: If the right of suffrage was protected or not by the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.SConstitution. Also if the right to vote is considered a privilege.Holding & Reasoning: The conclusion was that there was an unanimously of the opinion of theConstitution of the United States does not confer the right of suffrage upon anyone, and that the
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Law, U S state, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Mr Chief Justice Waite

Unformatted text preview: Constitutions and laws if the several States which commit that important trust to men alone are not necessarily void, we Affirm the judgment of the court. Also, the right to vote is not coextensive with citizenship, the Constitution does not define the privileges and immunities of all citizens. Dissenting & Concurring Opinions: There were not other concurring opinions because the courts came to an unanimously opinion and there was not another Justice in the case besides the one that was mentioned which was Mr. Chief Justice Waite. Comments or Discussion: I read further after the case pages and read the Case Note and reading what was in there was beneficial and opened my eyes. Reading that this case had two decisive effects on the women’s movement speaks volumes because this movement was huge for women....
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