What was a lasting influence of the laws passed during the Reconstruction period?
O A. They put in place many of the rights enjoyed today.
B. They redistributed most of the land to the poor.
C. They made the South politically powerful.
D. They rebuilt the South as an industrial region.

Option: A. They put in place many of the rights enjoyed today.

Explanation:

Reconstruction era began after the Civil War in America. The main goal was to try to correct the issue of Southern states' politics, economic, and social, along with the inequities of slavery. During this period, the rectification of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments passed. The amendments gave rights to the African American by making slavery illegal along with equal citizenship and protection of the laws. It also allowed African Americans to vote without any rejection from governments. All these gave African Americans their identity and freedom.

for the 2 countries u can do china and america because america has a democratic government while china has a communist government.

a democracy is a government run by the people either by directly voting or indirectly by electing representatives. an oligarchy is a government run by a few or a small group of people. a democracy and oligarchy are similar because both in an oligarchy and an indirect democracy, a small group of induvial determine the laws for a large group of people they are different because in an oligarchy it is easier to control and they do not have to answer to a large number of people in the country, unlike a democracy where they do have to answer to a large number of people an county that is a democracy would be the united states. a country that is an oligarchy would be the china.

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