In the 1800s, the us government wanted to keep the number of free states and slave states equal in order to
a. prevent one region from becoming more economically unstable than another.

b. maintain a balance in congress between representatives who supported slavery and those who opposed it.

c. make it less likely that enslaved workers would attempt to escape from a slave state.

d. provide settlers in territories such as kansas and nebraska the right to vote on slavery for themselves.

The correct answer is B. In the 1800s, the US government wanted to keep the number of free states and slave states equal in order to maintain a balance in Congress between representatives who supported slavery and those who opposed it.

This was done to avoid a previous imbalance in the Congress between both ideologies, which would put one with superiority over the other when it comes to voting laws in Congress.

For example, before the admission of Missouri (slave) as a state, it was also introduced to Maine (free), in order to maintain the mentioned balance.

im not sure its either a leader of a group of congresspeople or a person from a congressmans district

sorry im not sure

“i think it is very plausible that if there are five votes to end the death penalty, it could be with the people who are on the court right now,” - smith

so basically it is not clearly and consistently imposed