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The federal government was affected by the reconstruction period because of the new laws and constitutional amendments that permanently altered the federal system and the definition of American citizenship.

What was the reconstruction period?

It was the period when there was a significant chapter in the history of civil rights in the United State

During this period, the federal government was affected because of the new laws and constitutional amendments that permanently altered the federal system and the definition of American citizenship.

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