During the Civil War Crisis, the Supreme Court

During the Civil War crisis, the Supreme Court

A) was drastically reduced in its influence within the United States.
B) continued as the legitimate constitutional umpire.
C) gained additional power, along with the rest of the national government.
D) ruled that the initial plan of Congress to reconstruct the South was unconstitutional.
E) had supported the abolition of slavery in the years leading up to the war.