With the compromise of 1850, it was decided that western states such as utah and new mexico
select the best answer from the choices provided.
a.
would be admitted as free states
b.
would be admitted as slave states
c.
would remain mexican territory
d.
would decide their own fate regarding slavery

Which statement best describes the relationship between the rule of law and democratic forms of government? o a. the rule of law ensures that leaders can only exercise the powers the people give them. b. the rule of law requires direct democracies to introduce representative government. o c. the rule of law allows elected officials to issue extremely harsh punishments for criminals. o d. the rule of law prevents democracies from growing too large to be efficiently governed.

How does the power of the supreme court act as a check on the other branches of government

Which concept is plato expressing in the excerpt below? when men have both done and suffered tyranny, and have had experience of both . . they think that they had better agree among themselves to have neither. . —plato, the republic: book ii