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United States v. Cruikshank
Significant CaseThe Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment and weakened enforcement of federal Reconstruction policies.
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The Election of 1876
Significant EventThe disputed presidential election that many scholars claim marked the end of post-Civil War Reconstruction.
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Rights, Commerce, and Reform
EraThe end of Reconstruction and the start of Industrialization led to a 50-year era where the Supreme Court addressed constitutional questions about rights, commerce, and reform.
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Joseph P. Bradley
Life StoryThe Supreme Court Justice who held the deciding vote on the Electoral Commission for the presidential election of 1876.
