The goal of Lincoln and Johnson Reconstruction Plans following the American Civil War can BEST be described as
A) a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War
B) a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy.
C) a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.
D) a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war.

Many scholars and observers have argued that the ratification of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution has become the single most important act in all of united states politics. (a) identify which provision of the fourteenth amendment was applied to the following supreme court cases. for each case, explain the significance of the decision in united states politics. ' mapp v. ohio (1961) ' gideon v. wainwright (1963) (b) identify which provision of the fourteenth amendment was applied to the following supreme court cases. for each case, explain the significance of the decision in united states politics. ' brown v. board of education (1954) ' baker v. carr (1962) ' regents of the university of california v. bakke (1978)