In regard to the powers of the federal government, which of the following was an important aspect of the Fifteenth Amendment?

a. It was formal action granting powers to the states to enforce voting rights over the federal government.
b. The state governments individually could choose to remove influence that the federal government had over voting.
c. It gave the federal government total control over the regulation of slavery.
d. It was formal action granting powers to the federal government to enforce voting rights over the states.
e. It prohibited the federal government from intervening in state laws and regulations.


ANS: D

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