In the era prior to the Great Depression the __________ Party dominated most of American politics

Which U.S. Supreme Court decision in 1857 lent constitutional legitimacy to the institution of slavery and played a role in polarizing tensions between the North and South leading up to the Civil War?

a. Marbury v. Madison b. Dred Scott v. Sanford c. McCulloch v. Maryland d. Gibbons v. Ogden e. Barron v. Baltimore

If the federal government spends more than it takes in as revenue in a single year, it adds to the __________

a. U.S. revenue b. company profits c. the country’s deficit d. investment it makes in America