(04.05 mc)what was the overall impact of supreme court cases related to civil rights in the reconstruction era, such as united states v. cruikshank? they affirmed the constitutionality of legislation such as the civil war amendments, but they had no power to enforce them. they encouraged congress to pass additional civil rights laws aimed at supporting and enforcing provisions of the civil war amendments. they denied the legitimacy of civil rights laws aimed at protecting the legal citizenship and protections of former slaves and their families. they left application and enforcement of civil rights in the hands of state governments, which stripped away rights for southern blacks.