Apentix/AP US History/Unit 5: Period 5 (1844-1877)/Question
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A former Confederate state in 1868 refuses to seat the black delegates its new convention elected and will not ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. Which federal response is most consistent with the Reconstruction Acts of 1867?

A.The military commander of the district could refuse to recognize the state government until the amendment was ratified and black suffrage secured
B.The Supreme Court could order the state to dissolve its legislature
C.The president could admit the state by executive order once its loyalty was sworn
D.The state could rejoin by simply paying its share of the war debt

Explanation

Core Concept

The acts made readmission conditional on military supervision, ratification, and new constitutions with manhood suffrage. A state blocking those terms remained outside the Union.

Correct Answer

AThe military commander of the district could refuse to recognize the state government until the amendment was ratified and black suffrage secured

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