<span>The First Amendment in the Bill of Rights states that every United States citizen has the rights to freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of assembly. With these freedoms we have the ability to share our opinions and vote on how our government should be run. Democracy is a form of government in which the people of a country either rule directly or through elected representatives, the Bill of rights gives us the ability to state why we do or do not like how our government is run and it also allows us to express what needs fixed.</span>
I believe the answer is D as B and C are just completely false and while A could be possible its not the answer because granting voting rights to former slaves doesn't really punish the south but it does give former slaves suffrage. So its D
