How did the civil war influence the role of government in the united states?
it showed that the national government was weak and ineffective.
it illustrated how states were unable to make adequate decisions.
it highlighted how the national government was the sovereign power.
it revealed that national and state governments could not work together.

The Civil War influenced the role of government in the United States because it highlighted how the national government was the sovereign power. Following efforts by states to succeed and establish their own system of government the national government of the U.S. asserted is dominance and defeated the southern belligerents, thereby reasserting its dominance over politics and government in the United States following the war.