Why was the Civil Rights Act considered an expansion of rights in U.S. political thought? (1 point)

Question

• It reaffirmed the rights granted in the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.
• The right to vote was given to citizens who are 18 years old.
• Women were given the right to vote by the passage of the act.
• It was the first time Indigenous Americans were acknowledged as citizens.

Answer 1

The Civil Rights Act is considered an expansion of rights in U.S. political thought primarily because it reaffirmed the rights granted in the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. The act aimed to combat racial discrimination and ensure equal protection under the law, thereby extending the rights and protections that had been established in these foundational amendments designed to safeguard the rights of former slaves and their descendants.