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Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction
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APUSH.171 Presidential and Congressional Reconstruction
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Which comparison best explains why Reconstruction debates became a constitutional struggle between branches of government?
A
Johnson and Congress fought because both rejected any federal role in Reconstruction.
B
The branches disagreed primarily over western railroad subsidies, not readmission or rights.
C
Congress claimed the president could not issue pardons for any crime under the Constitution.
D
Johnson claimed broad executive authority to restore states, while Congress claimed authority over representation, legislation, amendments, and enforcement in the former Confederacy.
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