RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Democrat
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Republican
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Following the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965, Southern states became more reliably Republican in presidential politics, while Northeastern states became more reliably Democratic.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first African Americans to serve in the Congress were Republicans elected during the Reconstruction Era. After the 13th and 14th Amendments granted freedom and citizenship to enslaved people, freedmen gained political representation in the Southern United States for the first time.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Republican Party has generally associated with socially conservative policies, although it does have dissenting centrist and libertarian factions. Social conservatives advocate for laws that uphold traditional family values, often rooted in Christianity.