Question

13. Which of the following statements best describes the balance of political power among the branches of government in the late 1800s?
A. The branches shared power equally.
B. The judicial branch took the lead and had the most power.
C. The legislative branch took the lead and had the most power.
D. The executive branch took the lead and had the most power.

Answer 1

C. The legislative branch took the lead and had the most power.

The federal government was mostly hands off during the last part of the 1800s. However, Congress did pass many laws in the last phases of Reconstruction to 1877 and after dealt with many of the issues brought up by industrialization.