Answer:
The correct answer is A. Compared to the Presidential Reconstruction plan, Congressional Reconstruction imposed stricter requirements for Southern states to rejoin the Union.
Explanation:
The victory of the radical wing of the Republicans in the 1866 congressional election gave them enough seats in the House of Representatives to let President Johnson aside and began a Congressional Reconstruction in 1867. In view of the desire of the Republican Party radicals to adopt extreme methods for the Southern states, attempts were made to vote for impeachment of Andrew Johnson, which failed due to the absence of only one vote in the Senate. Congress removed from power all civil local government in the southern states and transferred all their powers to the military. New elections were held under the control of the army, and persons previously participating in the Confederate government were forbidden to stand for election.
