Why did most Southern states enact the Black Codes after the Civil War? A:to support the Freedman's Bureau
B:to restrict the rights of former slaves
C:to support the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments
D:to restrict the political appointments of former confederates

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

Which of the following was a factor in the development of the english common law ?

Consider what the founding fathers would make of the 113th congress. what, if anything, would they have found surprising? write your opinion in a brief essay.