The most important part of being a citizen is having the right to vote. throughout american history, many changes were made to the constitution to extend the right to vote to more people. originally, what did the constitution say about giving different groups the right to vote? a. the constitution only stated men who owned property may vote. b. the constitution did not state which groups had the right to vote, since the founding fathers could not agree on the rules or the means for voting. c. the constitution was very clear on which groups were given the right to vote and that all states had to follow the federal law. d. the constitution stated slaves could not vote.