D. the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendment. The fourteenth amendment, in particular, laid the groundwork for civil rights and liberties. It gave citizenship and equal protection rights to African American who were formerly slaves. They eventually went on to gain the right to vote after the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's.
Religion (and other civic associations) provide an outlet for public opinion that is often critical of the nation-state.
<span>Outlawing religion doesn't work unless there are no other civic institutions such as unions, political parties, and local governments. </span>
<span>Religion is always the way to speak out against the nation-state even if the leaders are chosen by the state because the prayers of groups of men can be done without leaders.</span>
<u><em>Basically for political interests and expansion. </em></u>
<u><em>Infact new leaders could be found in the different new cultures in case of problems with America or Europe. Through the conquest and migration, Polynesian culture was introduced in the isles too, beyond the initial territories</em></u>
The best answer would be, B) Acting as a Supreme Court
