Why Is Barron V. Baltimore Important

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why is Barron v. Baltimore important?

• A) It sided with the national government over state government, giving added power to the supremacy clause.
• B) It ruled that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in any state.
• C) It helped begin the "rights revolution."
• D) It helped establish dual federalism as a guiding judicial principle to settle questions concerning state and national power.
• E) The majority ruling stated that the Tenth Amendment "does not alter the distribution of power between the national and state governments."

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Definitions:

Newman Projection

A method of depicting the three-dimensional structure of molecules by looking down the length of one of the bonds to better understand spatial relationships.

C3-C4

This term could refer to a variety of contexts; however, it often relates to the transition between the third and fourth carbon atoms in a molecular structure, possibly indicating a bond or functional group location.

Substituents

Atoms or groups of atoms that are substituted or replaced in the molecule of an organic compound, affecting its properties and reactions.

Axial Position

A spatial location in a molecule where substituents are perpendicular to the plane of a ring, such as in cyclohexane.