Question

In the case United States v. Cruikshank, the Supreme Court found that

(A) the 1875 Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional
(B) the federal government could not discriminate based on race
(C) “separate but equal” was legal
(D) only states could enforce the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871
(E) voter qualifi cation requirements were illegal

Answer 1

In the case United States v. Cruikshank, the Supreme Court found that "(D) only states could enforce the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871," since it held that the federal government could not impede on the 2nd amendment rights of the individual states.