The Fifteenth Amendment attempted to reconcile the discrepancy between American ideals and public policy by explicitly stating that the right to vote should not be denied or abridged based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. This law was a significant step towards ensuring equality and civil rights for all citizens, aligning public policy with ideals of equality and justice.
Option a. is the most accurate choice as it directly relates to the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment by Congress. This action helped address the discrepancy between American ideals of equality and the actual practice of denying the right to vote based on race.
Read the following excerpt from the Fifteenth Amendment:
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not denied or abridged by the United States or by an 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.
a. Congress passes a law to ensure all people have the right to vote
b. The NAACP lobbies Congress for passage of a right-to-vote law
c. Large numbers of people march on Washington for the passage of laws
d. The Supreme Court addresses the Fifteenth Amendment's constitutionality
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