▁makes ▁most ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights ▁applicable ▁to ▁state ▁and ▁local ▁govern ments ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁It ▁su pers eded ▁the ▁mode ▁of ▁app ort ion ment ▁of ▁represent atives ▁del ine ated ▁in ▁Article ▁ 1 , ▁Section ▁ 2 , ▁Cla use ▁ 3 , ▁and ▁also ▁over turn ed ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁decision ▁in ▁D red ▁Scott ▁v . ▁Sand ford . ▁ ▁The ▁Fif teenth ▁Am end ment ▁( 1 8 7 0 ) ▁prohib its ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁race , ▁color , ▁or ▁previous ▁condition ▁of ▁serv itude ▁in ▁determ ining ▁which ▁citizens ▁may ▁vote . ▁The ▁last ▁of ▁three ▁post ▁Civil ▁War ▁Re const ruction ▁Am end ments , ▁it ▁sought ▁to ▁abol ish ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁v estig es ▁of ▁sla very ▁and ▁to ▁advance ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁and ▁libert ies ▁of ▁former ▁slaves . ▁ ▁The ▁Nin ete enth ▁Am end ment ▁( 1 9 2 0 ) ▁prohib its ▁the ▁government ▁from ▁den ying ▁women ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁terms ▁as ▁men . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁am end ment ' s ▁ad option , ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁states ▁permitted ▁women ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁to ▁hold ▁office . ▁ ▁The ▁Tw enty - third ▁Am end ment ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁extends ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁president ial ▁elections ▁to ▁citizens ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁by ▁grant ing ▁the ▁District ▁elect ors ▁in ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁College , ▁as