Slave codes were passed in the southern states in order to a. return runaway slaves to the slave owners b. put more control on slaves c. free the slaves d. punish people who runaway slaves

B.  They were used to put more control on  slaves.

whose power in the senate is equal to the power of the speaker of the house?

was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all americans. the era has had a lasting impact on united states society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism. in the south violence and fraud in southern elections from 1868 to 1876, which had reduced black voter turnout and enabled southern white democrats to regain power in state legislatures across the south