Author Question: Congressional laws in 1870 and 1871 did all of the following except a. empower the president to ... (Read 17 times)

WhattoUnderstand · **on:** Aug 8, 2018

Congressional laws in 1870 and 1871 did all of the following except

a. empower the president to send in federal troops to suppress armed resistance to federal law.
b. declare that any attempt to deprive another person of civil or political rights became a felony.
c. classify interference with voting rights a federal offense.
d. authorize martial law to guarantee racial harmony.
e. give the president the power to suspend the writ of habeas corpus.

Question 2

Newly enfranchised freedmen learned about their rights and responsibilities as voters

a. from former masters.
b. black churches.
c. from black politicians.
d. by reading voting guides.
e. All of these choices.