Detailed Instructions: Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
Problem:At least the commitment to democracy had begun to make inroads in the official documents of the lawyers. The language of the Fifteenth Amendment, the first federal measure directly securing a right to vote, betokened the beginnings of popular democracy.
Solution:
The commitment to democracy had begun by the lawyers. The language of the Fifteenth Amendment, securing a right to vote, betokened the beginnings of popular democracy.