In their theories about government, locke and hobbes agreed that a. citizens are not required to give up any individual rights
c. citizens and their government agree to enter a social contract
b. parliamentary rule is superior to absolutism
d. the people never have the right to rebel against their government

regarding the law, the 15th amendment was specifically designed thinking in the rights of black free men.

even though ratified on february 3, 1870, the promise of the 15th amendment would not be fully applied for a long time.poll taxes and literacy tests would allow southern states disenfranchise african americans. only in 1965 the voting rights for african americans would be actually able to vote in the south.

in 1965, president johnson signed the voting rights act, which aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented african americans from voting as it was guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the u.s. constitution.

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