Question
Read the following excerpt from the Fifteenth Amendment:
“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 servitude.”
Describe how this law attempted to reconcile the discrepancy between American ideals and public policy.
(1 point)
Responses
The Supreme Court addresses the Fifteenth Amendment’s constitutionality.
The Supreme Court addresses the Fifteenth Amendment’s constitutionality.
Large numbers of people march on Washington for the passage of laws.
Large numbers of people march on Washington for the passage of laws.
The NAACP lobbies Congress for passage of a right-to-vote law.
The NAACP lobbies Congress for passage of a right-to-vote law.
Congress passes a law to ensure all people have the right to vote.
“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 servitude.”
Describe how this law attempted to reconcile the discrepancy between American ideals and public policy.
(1 point)
Responses
The Supreme Court addresses the Fifteenth Amendment’s constitutionality.
The Supreme Court addresses the Fifteenth Amendment’s constitutionality.
Large numbers of people march on Washington for the passage of laws.
Large numbers of people march on Washington for the passage of laws.
The NAACP lobbies Congress for passage of a right-to-vote law.
The NAACP lobbies Congress for passage of a right-to-vote law.
Congress passes a law to ensure all people have the right to vote.
Answers
GPT 3.5
The correct answer is: Congress passes a law to ensure all people have the right to vote.
The Fifteenth Amendment was passed by Congress to protect the voting rights of all citizens, regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. This amendment attempted to reconcile the discrepancy between American ideals, such as equality and democracy, and the discriminatory public policies and practices that denied African Americans the right to vote.
The Fifteenth Amendment was passed by Congress to protect the voting rights of all citizens, regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. This amendment attempted to reconcile the discrepancy between American ideals, such as equality and democracy, and the discriminatory public policies and practices that denied African Americans the right to vote.