The Civil War established that the union of states is indissoluble. This means that no state can secede from the union, and thus the national government is supreme over the states. This reinforced the idea of a strong federal government and strengthened the power of the national government over the states.

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The Civil War

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The Civil War

A) established that the union of states is indissoluble.
B) subordinated the nation to important state standards.
C) greatly diminished the scope of the national government.
D) took out of the hands of the Supreme Court the authority to declare laws unconstitutional.
E) shifted the locus of American federalism to the states.

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