Asap requirements of the second reconstruction act

It established and clarified that the military commanders held responsibility to register voters and hold elections in their territories.

It required that every voter recite the registration oath promising their support to the constitution and their obedience to the law.

- met the need to deal with the many Southern office holders who had entered their post before the civil war, and so had not taken the oath of allegiance to the constitution. which disenfranchised these men.

At first, the ratification of the constitution required a majority of all registered voters. Now, only the majority of votes cast were needed to get the constitution ratified, which enabled the constitution to be ratified much more easily against the will of many ex-Confederates.

b. major john c. frémont led a rebellion called the bear flag revolt.

explanation:

during the bear flag revolt, from june to july 1846, a small group of american settlers in california rebelled against the mexican government and proclaimed california an independent republic. the republic was short-lived because soon after the bear flag was raised, the u.s. military began occupying california, which went on to join the union in 1850. the bear flag became the official state flag in 1911.