Question

choose the best answer.

the ratification of the ______ amendment actually increased the voting strength of southern states. since there were now no enslaved people, african americans would all be counted for purposes of representation. as a result, there would be a large number of new southern congressmen.

fourteenth
eleventh
thirteenth

Explanation:

The Fourteenth Amendment established that all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens, and it revised the basis of congressional representation to count all citizens (ending the 3/5 compromise that counted enslaved people as partial persons). With formerly enslaved African Americans fully counted for representation, Southern states gained more congressional seats and voting strength in Congress. The Thirteenth Amendment only abolished slavery, and the Eleventh Amendment dealt with state sovereign immunity, neither addressing representation counts.

Answer:

Fourteenth