Reconstruction is the correct awnser
D: Congress could go around state government and act directly to individual citizens
The rule of law is important for democratic forms of government because if the law is the highest rule, then it applies equally to all, which makes all people equals in the eyes of law, which is the highest form of democracy. All people, regardless of looks or social backgrounds are responsible for things in the same way.
The Supreme Court decided that prayer in school was "<span>unconstitutional" </span>