weaknesses in veto Johnson’s 1865-1866 plan Johnson’s Granted Vetoed- Went Believed it Congress citizenship and beyond the could improve overrides and it Civil Rights Act of 1866 equal scope of the becomes first Johnson’s protection Constitution Reconstruction legislation under the law Plan enacted over to African President Americans veto Johnson’s Makes all Believed in Provides a Passed- also Fourteenth Amendment persons born in white rule- constitutional barred the US- objected to basis for the Confederate citizens, states Section 3 Civil Rights leaders from 1868 – that prevented Act of 1866 holding office male citizens from office from voting person who has would lose a engaged in percentage of rebellion Congressional seats Abolished Vetoed- Went Overrode Divided those governments beyond the President states into 5 Reconstruction Act of 1867 formed in the scope of the veto military Johnson’s former Constitution districts; set up Confederate requirements states for readmission to the Union No one can be Out of office- Passed Led to the Fifteenth kept from (Grant) Enforcement voting because Act of 1870 Amendment of race, color, 1870 or previous condition of servitude Protected the Out of office Passed Profound voting rights of (Grant) social changes African Enforcement Act of 1870 Americans; gave Federal government the power to enforce 15th
1865-1866 weaknesses in Johnson’s plan Johnson’s veto Civil Rights Act of 1866 Granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to African Americans Vetoed- Went beyond the scope of the Constitution Believed it could improve Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan Congress overrides and it becomes first legislation enacted over President Johnson’s veto Fourteenth Amendment 1868 Makes all persons born in the US- citizens, states that prevented male citizens from voting would lose a percentage of Congressional seats Believed in white rule- objected to Section 3 from office person who has engaged in rebellion Provides a constitutional basis for the Civil Rights Act of 1866 Passed- also barred Confederate leaders from holding office Reconstruction Act of 1867 Abolished governments formed in the former Confederate states Vetoed- Went beyond the scope of the Constitution Overrode President Johnson’s veto Divided those states into 5 military districts; set up requirements for readmission to the Union Fifteenth Amendment 1870 No one can be kept from voting because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude Out of office- (Grant) Passed Led to the Enforcement Act of 1870 Enforcement Act of 1870 Protected the voting rights of African Americans; gave Federal government the power to enforce 15th Out of office (Grant) Passed Profound social changes –
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