Decide Whether the Congruence Statement Is True or False

question 166

True/False

Decide whether the congruence statement is true or false.

-5 ≡ 21 (mod 5)

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Definitions:

Reconstruction

The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.

Military Occupation

The control and governance of a territory and its population by a foreign military presence, typically resulting from conquest or invasion.

Fifteenth Amendment

A constitutional reform ratified in 1870 in the U.S. which mandated that the right to vote could not be denied based on race, color, or previous enslavement.

Equal Protection

A legal principle found in the Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution, requiring states to treat all individuals within its jurisdiction with the same degree of protection under the laws.