n the wake of the Reconstruction era, when the Union Army occupied the states of the Confederacy, Congress enacted the 1878 ______________ prohibiting the U.S. rmy from performing civilian law enforcement.

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The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 prohibits the U.S. Army from performing civilian law enforcement duties within the United States, except in cases authorized by the Constitution or Congress. This law was enacted in response to concerns about the use of military force during the Reconstruction era to suppress civil rights and liberties in the South.

N the Wake of the Reconstruction Era, When the Union