Which of the following is a true statement? socialist like adam smith believed the competition typical of capitalism was wasteful capitalists like thomas malthus believed poverty could be entirely eliminated from society socialists like robert owen favored a more even distribution of income marxists like david ricardo argued that wages vary inversely with profits

C. Socialists like Robert Owen favored a more even distribution of income

c) legal battles last five weeks after the election due to the narrow victory in several states.

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.