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the following passage is from a speech susan b. anthony gave in 1873 after she was arrested, tried, and fined $100 for voting in the 1872 presidential election.

friends and fellow citizens: i stand before you tonight under indictment for the alleged crime of having voted at the last presidential election, without having a lawful right to vote. it shall be my work this evening to prove to you that in thus voting, i not only committed no crime, but, instead, simply exercised my citizen’s rights, guaranteed to me and all united states citizens by the national constitution, beyond the power of any state to deny.

the preamble of the federal constitution says:

\we, the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the united states of america.\

it was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who

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question 14/25
what does anthony mean when she says, \to them this government has no just powers derived from the consent of the governed\?

○ the writers of the u.s. constitution did not intend for women to be able to vote, but giving voting rights to women is just.

○ it is unjust to deny the right to vote to any adult citizen of the country.

○ anthony says earlier that when the government denies women the right to vote, it violates the \supreme law of the land.\ because it is in violation of the law, it has
o just powers.\ it is in fact, acting in violation of the law.

○ since women cannot vote, they cannot give consent. state and local governments have no just powers because they cannot receive the consent of the women they govern.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option 1: The quote is about the government's powers from consent, not the Constitution's intent for women's voting or its justice. Eliminate.
2. Analyze Option 2: The quote focuses on the government's powers from consent, not the justice of denying voting rights generally. Eliminate.
3. Analyze Option 3: Anthony argues the government violates the Constitution (supreme law) by denying women's vote. So its powers from consent are unjust (no just powers). This matches.
4. Analyze Option 4: The quote is about the government's powers from consent, not state/local governments' powers due to women's non - voting. Eliminate.

Answer:

C. Anthony says earlier that when the government denies women the right to vote, it violates the "supreme law of the land." Because it is in violation of the law, it has "no just powers." It is in fact, acting in violation of the law.