3. what rule allowed voters to petition state legislatures to consider bills

a. the voter registration act

b. amendments

c. initiatives

d. referendums

b. parliament was weaker than the monarchy.

in 1862, president lincoln's emancipation proclamation opened the door for african americans to enlist in the union army. although many had wanted to join the war effort earlier, they were prohibited from enlisting by a federal law dating back to 1792.

explanation:

according to worldatlas.com, the u.s. has an 86% literacy rate.

an early twentieth-century ad for model home blueprints