Why did Congress feel it was important to pass the Fourteenth Amendment although the recently passed Civil Rights Act had the same purpose?
A) President Johnson had vetoed the Civil Rights Act in an effort to thwart racial equality.
B) The Civil Rights Act did not clearly define the rights of all citizens regardless of race.
C) The Civil Rights Act could be overturned by a future Congress, but an amendment made it a
permanent part of the Constitution.
D) The Civil Rights Act did not go far enough in eliminating the Black Codes that deprived
citizens of "fundamental rights."
C
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a) 1929 b) 1933 c) 1936 d) 1939
Which identifies an important effect of the violent slave rebellion of 1831?
a. White southerners became more committed to quashing antislavery ideas. b. Many slaves were freed because their masters were afraid to remain in the system. c. Organized, violent rebellions began happening with more frequency. d. White southerners began to question the legitimacy of slavery. e. Many slaves were sold to the West Indies to decrease the population in the South.
According to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo,
A) ?? the United States assumed the claims of American citizens' against the Mexican government. B) ?? Mexico agreed to cede Texas and California, but was allowed to lease New Mexico for twenty-five years. C) ?? Mexico was to pay an indemnity of $15 million for war damages. D) ?? Mexico agreed to form a democratic government and execute the leaders who had made war on the U.S. E) ?? All of these choices
After the assassination of Alexander II, his successor Nicholas II
A. actively carried on Alexander's reforms. B. proved to be an even greater proponent of change and pushed for true democratic reform. C. issued an edict that categorically declared the peasants to be serfs. D. gave in to Bolshevik pressure and instituted a communist regime. E. championed oppression and police control.