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Unlike the largely negative liberties added to the U.S. Constitution in Bill of Rights ("Congress shall make no law..."), the Texas Constitution asserts the rights of citizens at the outset in Article 1. With its more positive tone the Texas Bill of Rights provides much the same protections as the U.S. Bill of Rights.
Explanation:
The ability for individuals in American society to vote in elections increased for several different groups. This includes the ability of non land holding white citizens and African-American citizens who gained the right to vote with the 15th amendment. However, women were not allowed to vote based on their state constitutions. This all changed in 1920 when the 19th amendment to the US Constitution was passed. This law made it so that a person cannot be stopped from voting based on their gender.
It was primarily the pursuit of gold that led not only Portugal but most other European nations to invest in expeditions to the New World, since the Spanish were so successful at bringing back vast amounts of gold to Europe.
Answer: Cicero
Explanation: Marcus Tullius <em>Cicero</em> was one of the greatest Roman orators and possibly the greatest. He was also a successful politician, lawyer and philosopher. It is believed that his influence on the Latin language is immeasurable, because he also contributed as a prose stylist, known for exceptional and convincing speeches. He had so much influence on the speech and the history of prose, that until the 19th century was a challenge, that almost all the prose work in that field was in fact a reaction to his own model.
