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List what appears to you to have been the requirements for election to high political office in the 1870s and 1880s. How did these seemingly extra-Constitutional requirements affect the quality, preparedness, and priorities of those candidates for high political office during this period?


Definitions:

Southern Code Of Honor

A set of traditional beliefs in the Southern United States emphasizing personal reputation, bravery, and respectability.

Intellectual Equal

A person who shares a similar level of knowledge, understanding, or mental capacity with another individual.

Significant Slave Systems

Describes historical systems where slavery played a critical role in economic and social structures.

Fugitive Slave

A slave who fled from their master or the system of slavery, seeking freedom or sanctuary elsewhere.

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