A government run by religious leaders

A theocracy

Theocracy: a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.

slavery, abortion, donald trump, gay marriage, racial rights, immigration  

explanation:

anything that has been broth up to the supreme court is something of grate political divide   so just look as court cases

was a long, primarily nonviolent series of events to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to all americans. the era has had a lasting impact on united states society, in its tactics, the increased social and legal acceptance of civil rights, and in its exposure of the prevalence and cost of racism. in the south violence and fraud in southern elections from 1868 to 1876, which had reduced black voter turnout and enabled southern white democrats to regain power in state legislatures across the south