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Who were the targets of the grandfather clause?
A grandfather clause is a provision when an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while the new rule will apply to all future cases. Those exempt from the new rule are said to have grandfather rights or acquired rights. Slaves were the target because the old rule found they weren't citizens and couldn't vote, so it was applied to a new law.
What was added to the constitutions of several southern states to enable white people to vote who may have been kept from doing so by other restrictions?
Grandfather Clause
What was added to the constitution of several Southern states to enable white people to vote who may have been kept from doing so by other restrictions?
Grandfather Clause
What was added to the constitutions of several southerns state to enable white people to vote who may have been kept from doing so by other restrictions?
Grandfather Clause
Why did some southern states sometimes use a grandfather clause?
The point of using a grandfather clause was to allow literacy tests to be conducted for voting but not to deny the right to vote for those who's ancestors had the right to vote before the literacy tests were created.
Southern states sometimes used a grandfather clause to allow them to?
Southern states sometimes used a grandfather clause to allow them to exempt individuals from literacy tests and poll taxes if their ancestors had voted prior to the Civil War. This effectively disenfranchised Black citizens while allowing poor and illiterate whites to continue voting.
The literacy test the poll tax and the grandfather clause were all aimed at?
limit the number of african americans qualified to vote
What type of powers does this clause establish?
You don't give the clause so there is no answer.
What is Obed's relationship to King David?
Obed is the grandfather of King David. He is mentioned in the Bible as the father of Jesse, who is the father of David. Therefore, Obed is David's great-grandfather. This genealogy is significant in establishing David's lineage and his rightful claim to the throne of Israel.
What do we call grandfather's father in English?
Your grandfather's father is your great grandfather.
Who is grandfather frost?
Grandfather Frost, also known as Ded Moroz, is a figure from Slavic folklore who brings gifts to children on New Year's Eve or Christmas. He is a popular character in Russian and Eastern European winter folklore, often depicted as wearing a long coat and carrying a staff.
Why was the date 1559 so significant?
Elizabeth l of England was crowned in Westminster Abbey, and she established England as a Protestant country.
