13. what role did the u. s. supreme court play in ending reconstruction?
the court overturned the compromise of 1877 because congress changed the results of the election of 1876.
the court restricted the scope of the fourteenth amendment by saying it protected only the rights of african americans.
the court restricted the scope of the fourteenth amendment by leaving its enforcement up to the states.
the court overturned the compromise of 1877 because congress withdrew federal troops from the south.

The Court restricted the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment by leaving its enforcement up to the states.

Explanation:

c

explanation:

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.