How Did the Reconstruction Amendments Change the Role of Government

question 59

Multiple Choice

How did the Reconstruction amendments change the role of government?

• A) The presidents who immediately followed Lincoln became even more powerful and active than he had been during the Civil War.
• B) The state governments became the only entity that could award citizenship.
• C) It set the stage for the federal government to be the protector of individual freedoms.
• D) The Supreme Court's role would be diminished.
• E) The states gained protection from an overbearing national government.

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