Question

Why did the Republicans in Congress feel of the 14th amendment was necessary?

A- they worried the healthy Southern planters would not comply with the civil rights act
B- they were that president Johnson would not enforce the civil rights act
C- they worried that the South would secede from the union again
D- they worried that the Supreme Court would find the civil rights act unconstitutional
My answer- c

Answer 1

I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is option C. The Republicans in Congress feel of the 14th amendment was necessary because they worried that the South would secede from the union again. Also, to protect the Civil Rights Act from being overturned by the South.
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