Instructor: Mark Pearcy. In this lesson, we'll be looking at the expressed powers of the United States Congress. Learn what these powers are and examples of them, and then you'll be able to test your knowledge of them with a quiz.
The 17, 19, 23, 24, and 26 amendments have expanded voting rights.
African Americans gained the right to vote through the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. Which abolished slavery, granted full citizenship to African Americans, and guaranteed the right to vote to men regardless of their race, color, or previous condition of servitude.frican Americans gained the right to vote through the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. Which abolished slavery, granted full citizenship to African Americans, and guaranteed the right to vote to men regardless of their race, color, or previous condition of servitude.