In a caste system one's place in the stratification system is a(n) status

In a caste system one's place in the stratification system is an ascribed status.

An ascribed status is a status class that someone is born into or assumed without volunteering for it later in life.  If someone has an achieved status, that means they worked, volunteer and/or, earned that status role they have. 

it should be c, women were allowed to vote in all states because federal law supersedes state law.

"states can make their own laws, as long as they don't contradict what the federal law states. the states do not have the authority to pass a law that negates a federal law." -google