Question

Why was the Civil Rights Act considered an expansion of rights in U.S. political thought?(1 point)
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It reaffirmed the rights granted in the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.
It reaffirmed the rights granted in the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.

Women were given the right to vote by the passage of the act.
Women were given the right to vote by the passage of the act.

The right to vote was given to citizens who are 18 years old.
The right to vote was given to citizens who are 18 years old.

It was the first time Indigenous Americans were acknowledged as citizens.

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**It reaffirmed the rights granted in the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.**

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was considered an expansion of rights in U.S. political thought because it aimed to eliminate segregation and discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, thereby reinforcing and extending the rights initially established by the Reconstruction Amendments.