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Poll taxes were used to prevent African American men from voting. Because many of the African American men were poor and could not pay the taxes they could not pay the taxes, they could not vote. Literacy test or (understanding test) where they were forced to read and explain the text to a white man.
The correct answer to this open question is the following.
The power of Congress that Senator Paul probably most concerned about based on this passage is the Power to Declare War.
The United States Constitution states on Article I, section clause 1, that the United States Congress has the power to declare war. The Constitution grants Congress with expressed powers and this is one of them. That is why Senator Rand Paul is reflecting on the great responsibility Congress has regarding thus power of declaring war against another nation.
(The three G's)
Glory
God
Gold
B.in the White House
Hope this helped
Current government was insufficient to help people in there needs (remember it was the great depression)
people were tired of their own government
people thought there was a need to change
(choose one of those 3, and your welcome XD)