What impact did the outcome of the Civil War have on the concept of states' rights?

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It prevented future debates over states' rights by making it clear that the federal government has the ultimate power over the states on all issues.
It prevented future debates over states' rights by making it clear that the federal government has the ultimate power over the states on all issues.

It made it clear that states could not secede from the Union but could nullify federal laws that would directly hurt them.
It made it clear that states could not secede from the Union but could nullify federal laws that would directly hurt them.

It encouraged further debate on states' rights by allowing states to determine their own Reconstruction plans.
It encouraged further debate on states' rights by allowing states to determine their own Reconstruction plans.

It ended the idea that states have

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the right to maintain their own laws and institutions separate from the federal government, leading to a more centralized federal power.