Which amendments prohibit denying the vote on the basis of race, sex, or age, and which amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

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These amendments protect who can vote by banning discrimination in voting on specific grounds. The prohibition against denying the vote because of race is established by the amendment aimed at racial equality in voting, the prohibition against denying the vote because of sex is established by the amendment aimed at gender equality in voting, and the prohibition against denying the vote based on age is established by the amendment that also sets the minimum voting age at 18. The amendment that lowered the voting age to 18 is the one that explicitly added 18 as the eligible age for voting in all elections.

Other options don’t fit as well because they focus on procedures or broader protections without explicitly listing those grounds. For example, one pair emphasizes equal protection and term limits rather than direct bans on race or sex discrimination in voting; another pair highlights procedural changes rather than suffrage categories; and the last option would miss the explicit protections against race and sex discrimination.