Question

the following passage is about mary goddard, the woman who first published the declaration of independence. select the best evidence to support the statement that the original u.s. constitution did not set any national rules about who could vote. goddard oversaw the task of printing the declaration of independence, but its words about liberty and freedom did not include her. in revolutionary america, women did not live as equals with men. not one man who signed the declaration even dreamed that women should vote, sit on a jury, or serve in government.... the terms “woman suffrage” or “women’s suffra that you read here refer to the unique topic of a woman’s right to vote. that right was not included in the original u.s. constitution. each state was allowed to write its own laws about suffrage. in the early days of the united states, voting rights were usually reserved for white men who owned property. from kerrie logan hollihan, rightfully ours: how women won the right to vote. copyright 2012 by chicago review press

Explanation:

To support the statement that the original U.S. Constitution had no national rules on who could vote, we look for text that directly addresses the Constitution's stance on voting rules. The relevant sentence is "That right was not included in the original U.S. Constitution. Each state was allowed to write its own laws about suffrage." This shows the Constitution didn't set national voting rules (as states made their own) and connects to the lack of rules on who could vote. The other parts talk about women's status and early voting practices but not the Constitution's lack of national voting rules.

Answer:

That right was not included in the original U.S. Constitution. Each state was allowed to write its own laws about suffrage.