Question

Use the Fourteenth Amendment to answer the question. How did this amendment signal a shift away from Presidential Reconstruction? A. The law authorized federal troops to enforce their plan for Reconstruction in the South. B. The law extended the protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which Johnson had vetoed. C. The law ensured that black men would have the right to vote and influence Reconstruction policies. D. The law overturned Black Codes in the South, which were part of Johnson’s Reconstruction plan.

Answer 1

B. The law extended the protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which Johnson had vetoed.