Why did some northerners support personal liberty laws? a the fugitive slave act paid judges more if they ruled against slave owners. b they resented federal intervention in the affairs of independent states. c the “christiana riot” showed that slave owners would violently resist the law. d they believed runaway slaves should be returned to their owners in the south.

In harriet's country, the ten provincial states that make up the nation hold the majority of power, with a small central government handling foreign policy and trade. harriet lives under a government best described as which of the selections listed below? select one: a. parliamentary b. federal c. confederal d. unitary

Pls me! the black codes were various state laws in the south concerning african-americans which of the following statements about the black codes is not accurate. a. the black codes protected the civil rights of african-americans. b. african americans who cannot afford to pay a fine could be jailed and then be hired out to anyway person who could pay the fine. c. some southern states passed laws that prohibited is african-americans from voting or serving on jury‘s. d. the black codes were designed to force african-americans into a condition of near slavery.

Which situation would most likely be checked by other branches of the government? a) the judiciary tries to declare a state of emergency. b) the president tries to declare himself commander in chief. eliminate c) the supreme court tries to declare a law unconstitutional. d) the legislative branch tries to declare war on another country.