How did the federal government change after the civil war?

After the Civil War with the victory of the Union, it made the federal government stronger. It was possible to pass the Fourteenth Amendment which limits states power and protects the rights of citizens. With this, the federal government took a central place in the defense of individual rights.

Also, because of the end of slavery, the southern states needed help to change their economy - that was slave-based - so the reconstruction began transforming this state’s economy.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

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