The alabama claims select one: a. saw the united states refuse to pay alabama for losses incurred during the civil war. b. involved complaints by the united states against england. c. ended an experiment in black landownership. d. marked a renewed effort in asserting the rights of states over federal authority. e. were found by the supreme court to invalidate radical reconstruction.

The answer is, B. Involved complaints by the United States against England.

regarding the law, the 15th amendment was specifically designed thinking in the rights of black free men.

even though ratified on february 3, 1870, the promise of the 15th amendment would not be fully applied for a long time.poll taxes and literacy tests would allow southern states disenfranchise african americans. only in 1965 the voting rights for african americans would be actually able to vote in the south.

in 1965, president johnson signed the voting rights act, which aimed to overcome legal barriers that prevented african americans from voting as it was guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the u.s. constitution.

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.