How were debates and legislation in Congress prior to the Civil War similar to what happens today?

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explanation:

the answer is a. laws were enacted in the aftermath of the plot to make it harder to free slaves,increasing sectionalism

powers  are  denied  to the  national governmentin three distinct ways: some  powers, such as the  power  to levy duties on exports or prohibit the freedom of religion, speech, press, or assembly, are expressly  denied  to the  national government  in the  constitution.