<span>b. came to an end with the bombing of the u.s. naval base at pearl harbor</span>
The main reason the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the civil rights activists by using the Constitution as their reasoning. They concluded that both the 13th and 14th amendment didn't give Congress the right and/or power to regulate affairs of individuals and/or businesses.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the Internet and mobile technology the "destroyer of stable democracy".