Answer: The balance of slave states and free states was kept equal.
Details: The Missouri Compromise (1820) admitted Missouri into the Union as a slave state with Maine being added as a free state at the same time, to keep the balance of slave and free states equal. It also prohibited any future slave states north of the latitude line 36 1/2 degrees north of the equator in territories of the Louisiana Purchase, with the exception of Missouri (north of that line) being admitted as a slave state.
There's no underlined sentence available from the question. However if the statement was analyzed the correct answer would be letter C. The president has the power to free people from criminal or civil charges but still with the correct guidance of the Constitution being that the person has been cleared of all charges that are immoral.
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Explanation:
The Federalist Papers consist of 85 letters that were written because Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wanted ratification of the Constitution. It would replace the damaging Articles of Confederation. It went under the pseudonym "Publius." They wanted a stronger central government, and fired back at their opponents who said that a strong central government would hurt individual liberties. Hamilton, Madison, and Jay argued that the Union would be preserved and would grant the central government power so that nothing would go wrong. The system of checks and balances would protect the rights of the states and individual rights. They have been read and respected during their time.