Legalism became the official philosophy of the Qin Dynasty when the first emperor of China, Shi Huangti, rose to power and banned all other philosophies as a corrupting influence.
If you study the history of the Chinese emperors, you'll notice that this is a pretty common thing amongst them all. (ex: the mandate of heaven which outlined things rulers needed to do to remain "virtuous") Basically, every new dynasty came up with a new set of rules outlining exactly how the previous dynasty was evil.
Your simplified answer: He supported his policies of legalism because he thought all other philosophies to be corrupt.
The addition of Bill of Rights made Virginia and New York finally agree to ratify the constitution. Originally, there were 13 states that needed to ratify the constitution. Hope this answer helps.
Answer: Slaves could not bring a civil suit to the supreme court because the Supreme Court says that blacks cannot be citizens and that Congress has no power to outlaw slavery in any territory.
