Read the passage from the court decision in King v. Chapman. [The] Democratic Party, in refusing to permit plaintiff to vote in said primary election solely on account of his race and color, deprived the plaintiff of a right secured to him by the Constitution and laws of the United States, and was in violation of the Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth Amendments. Which best summarizes the meaning of this passage? The Democratic Party has the right to make its own rules.

The plaintiff’s rights were violated because he could not vote.

The plaintiff’s race and color had nothing to do with voting rights.

The Constitution does not take a stance on voting rights.