it depends on which country you are talking about
the polocies increased their voting rights
what are the social gains and failure of reconstruction era
The Ku Klux Klan formed in the reconstruction era because the white southerners now felt out of power.
The Reconstruction era ran from 1865 to 1877. Though in the long run, it really didn't work out.
The failure to impeach Andrew Johnson showed that Congress cannot remove the president due to policy disagreements. This would give Congress toomuch power. - Andrew