Question

Which states took the lead in granting women the right to vote prior to the passage of the nineteenth amendment?

Answer 1

State and local governments can become proving grounds for new ideas

Explanation:Before the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution granted women the right to vote nationwide, 13 states allowed women the right to vote in their state elections.

This is an example of which of the following aspects of federalism in the United States?

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State and local governments can become proving grounds for new ideas

Many policy innovations originate in state and local governments.

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Answer 2

Western states did that.
Prior to the passage of the Nineteenth amendment, which granted women the right to vote, Western states had already done that before. Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, etc. gave women their equal rights before the 19th Amendment was passed in 1920.