Question

Based on Stevens' perspective in the quote, with which of the following statements would he be likely to agree?

Answer 1

The choices for the above question are:
A. The Reconstruction Amendments are unconstitutional and should be abolished. (right answer in my opinion)
B. The Fifteenth Amendment should be extended to guarantee voting rights for women.
C. The clause in the Fourteenth Amendment that guarantees citizens equal protection should be revised.
D. The Reconstruction Amendments are essential to reuniting the country and rebuilding the South.

I hope that this is the answer that you were looking for and it has helped you.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) The Reconstruction Amendments are essential to reuniting the country and rebuilding the South.

Based on Stevens' perspective in the quote, the statement that he would be likely to agree is "The Reconstruction Amendments are essential to reuniting the country and rebuilding the South."

That statement is the correct answer because what Republican Congressman Thadeus Stevens said to Congress in 1867 was that loyal black people had the same right to choose leaders and create laws as loyal white people. Stevens stated that every man had the right to have equal justice, no matter race or color and that the law should protect all Americans.

The other options of the question were A) the Reconstruction Amendments are unconstitutional and should be abolished. B) the 15th Amendment should be extended to guarantee voting rights for women. C) the clause in the 14th Amendment that guarantees citizen's equal protection should be revised.