USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Reconstruction Amendment is quoted below?"prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race, color or previous condition of servitude?”
A
8th
B
14th
C
13th
D
15th
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Section 1, the right to vote of a United States citizen shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State by reason of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. Section 2 empowers the Congress to enforce Section1 by an appropriate law.

Detailed explanation-2: -Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Fourteenth Amendment, adopted in 1868, defines all people born in the United States as citizens, requires due process of law, and requires equal protection to all people. The Fifteenth Amendment, ratified in 1870, prevents the denial of a citizen’s vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Detailed explanation-4: -The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of ser-vitude.

Detailed explanation-5: -The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. The 14th Amendment gave citizenship to all people born in the US. The 15th Amendment gave Black Americans the right to vote.

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