Answer: b. Debates over the federal government’s role in the economy
Explanation:
The petition's title was "Remonstrance against Increase of Duties on Imports," and it represented the interests of the laissez-faire capitalists of the early 1900s who were against increasing taxation by the government. This issue was part of the much more complex debate about how much influence should the federal government have over the economy.
I think you mean by carrying out laws, that is the executive branch.
The Southern Leaders wanted to develop industry because they thought they depended too much on the North for manufactured goods.