Why was using the courts to enforce the 15th amendment not an ideal approach?

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Enzo

8 December, 10:10

Why was using the courts to enforce the 15th amendment not an ideal approach?

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Robert Tucker · Answer 1

The using the courts to enforce the 15th amendment not an ideal approach because this amendment was done by the constitution which is considered as supreme authority in the country (US).

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The Amendment 15th was a right which was given the African American men through which they can exercise their vote in the country as a permanent citizens. This was a change in the constitution which is known as the highest authority or supreme power in the country.

Despite the amendment, by the late 1870s discriminatory practices were used to prevent blacks from exercising their right to vote, especially in the South. To give rights to the African American men, the Supreme court came.