Did the 15th Amendment prove during Reconstruction to be an effective law?

a. Yes, because women voted in federal elections for the first time
b. No, because the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional
c. Yes, because property qualifications no longer prevented large numbers ofsoutherners from voting
d. No, because literacy tests and poll taxes rendered it ineffective


Answer: b. No, because the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional

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a. Persia b. Sparta c. Athens d. The Delian League

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