Which of the Following Rights Was Given to the National

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following rights was given to the national government by the "Civil War amendments" to the Constitution?

• A) The power to impair obligations of contracts
• B) The power to grant titles of nobility
• C) The power to regulate interstate commerce
• D) The power to abolish state laws that allowed slavery
• E) The power to conduct the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote

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