The excerpt reflects a continuity over time with regard to debates over the:
A. rights of individual citizens.
B. authority of the branches of government.
C. morality of slavery.
D. relationship between state and federal power.
Answer:B
The excerpt reflects a continuity over time with regard to debates over the:
A. rights of individual citizens. B. authority of the branches of government. C. morality of slavery. D. relationship between state and federal power.
Explanation: Chief Justice John Marshall established the principle of judicial review, an important addition to the system of “checks and balances” created to prevent any one branch of the Federal Government from becoming too powerful.