The options of the question are, A) Johnson said the measures “favored” blacks over whites and was outside the bounds of the constitution in doing so. B) Johnson said the measures were invalid because Southern states weren’t represented in Congress during the vote. C) Johnson said providing social services for indigents via the Freedman’s Bureau was outside the powers delineated in the Constitution. D) Johnson said the rights and the guarantees of the Emancipation Proclamation were sufficient to protect black civil rights and a new bill was unncessary.
The correct answer is D) Johnson said the rights and the guarantees of the Emancipation Proclamation were sufficient to protect black civil rights and a new bill was unncessary.
A reason that Johnson did not use when vetoing the extension of the Freedman’s Bureau and the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 was Johnson said the rights and the guarantees of the Emancipation Proclamation were sufficient to protect black civil rights and a new bill was unncessary.
The Freedman’s Bills were part of the Lincoln administration in 1865. The Bills were created to support slaves with a different kind of help such as food, health care, housing, and education. President Andrew Johnson vetoed another Bill in February 1886, similar to the Civil Rights Bill.