What would best describe the period of dual federalism, from 1837 to 1937?
A) During this time the state courts and the federal courts had equal powers and jurisdiction.
B) The jurisdiction between the state and federal governments was hard to differentiate.
C) Congress had the authority to regulate the territories and oversee the admission of new states, while states retained considerable authority to regulate economic affairs.
D) The Supreme Court made rulings that returned our nation to a period that was twice as committed to a strong central government.
E) Congress was granted additional authority to regulate industrial relations.
C
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a. He could tell when a bill or proposal was broken and he would help other legislators rewrite and fix the bill. b. He was very good at passing tax bills that would make people poorer or "broker" than they were before the legislation was enacted. c. Clay was effective in bringing together different interests and making deals that would be enacted into law, giving everybody something they wanted. d. Clay could "break" the opposition, getting whichever bill passed he wanted.
What is an ideology?
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