John Q. Adam's proposals are often refereed to the proof that he achieved the presidency too late since he was all for federalism, but his era was one of states rights. His proposals included:
- funding a federal role in education
- strengthening of the army and navy
- establishing a naval academy
- protecting the rights of Native Americans
- funding scientific expeditions.
Those can be seen in options A, B and C clearly, but not as clearly in option D, which should be the answer:
d. To build astronomical observatories to improve the understanding of the Solar System
Answer: There was a division in congress as neither party wanted to create laws which favored the other side, which resulted in a series of compromises until the breakout of the civil war in 1861.
Explanation:
It limits the power in federal courts by not letting them be able to hurt someone physically as a punishment
c. In a competition, Perseus throws a discus that goes astray and hits Acrisius in the head, killing him.