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QuizMultiple Choice

Impact of Reconstruction — Unit test

Question 11 • EAP-Virginia and US History A CR

The 1871 Civil Rights Act gave the US president the power to

Answer
A
violate property rights.
B
suspend habeas corpus.
C
grant voting rights.
D
serve for a second term.

Explanation

The 1871 Civil Rights Act, also called the Ku Klux Klan Act, gave the president tools to suppress violence against African Americans and enforce their civil rights. In areas where such violence prevented the law from being enforced, the president could suspend habeas corpus. So the correct choice is “suspend habeas corpus.”

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