Question

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.

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Responses

Large numbers of people march on Washington for the passage of laws.
Large numbers of people march on Washington for the passage of laws.

Congress passes a law to ensure all people have the right to vote.
Congress passes a law to ensure all people have the right to vote.

The NAACP lobbies Congress for passage of a right-to-vote law.
The NAACP lobbies Congress for passage of a right-to-vote law.

The Supreme Court addresses the Fifteenth Amendment’s constitutionality.
The Supreme Court addresses the Fifteenth Amendment’s constitutionality.
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Answer 1

Congress passes a law to ensure all people have the right to vote.

Explanation: The Fifteenth Amendment, passed by Congress and ratified by the states, sought to make the American ideal of political equality real by prohibiting race-based denial of the vote.