How did the civil war influence the role of government in the united states?
a. it showed that the national government was weak and ineffective.
b. it illustrated how states were unable to make adequate decisions.
c. it highlighted how the national government was the sovereign power.
d. it revealed that national and state governments could not work together.

The correct answer is C) It highlighted how the national government was the sovereign power.

The Civil War forced the National Government to assume powers that were not granted before by Americans, the National Government had the role of assuring freedom despite expanding its powers such as civil rights legislation. After the War States lost some space for the National Government which expanded its authority over the state’s authority, for example when the Federal government installed federal militias units in the Reconstruction Period.

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