HIST 2003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Veto, Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
16 Dec 2017
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Entering a new period of reconstruction history. What congress is doing now that it is back in session. Congressional reconstruction: try to change what johnson had done. Put their voice on what he has done: republican party divided. Moderates: embrace the expanded power of the federal government, want them to expand the power and use it to protect the rights of all americans. Radicals: embrace the expanded power of the federal government, want them to expand the power and use it to protect the rights of all americans. Conservatives: also have the democratic party who is also opposing the republican plans about. Says it gave too much power to the federal government congress was livid because of this. Creates a divide between the president and congress. Moderate and radicals believe that they can"t deal with the president anymore. They decide to come up with their own plan of reconstruction (radical reconstruction: radical reconstruction.
