Question

How was the proposed civil rights bill impacted by the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963?

A. it was delayed for another five years.

B the bill never passed.

C. President Johnson pushed the bill through Congress and signed it into law.

D.Kennedy already had signed the bill, and Congress approved it after his death

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option here is option C.

Explanation:

While Kennedy was president he was met with the fierce resistance in Congress on many of his policies that he wanted to pass as the Congress was then in the Republican majority who opposed Civil Rights. It was only after the presidents death that President Johnson had enough public support to push the bill pass the Congress and make it into law.