How Did the Reconstruction Amendments Change the Role of Government

How did the Reconstruction amendments change the role of government?

A) The presidents who immediately followed Lincoln became even more powerful and active than he had been during the Civil War.
B) The state governments became the only entity that could award citizenship.
C) It set the stage for the federal government to be the protector of individual freedoms.
D) The Supreme Court's role would be diminished.
E) The states gained protection from an overbearing national government.