<span>B :strict scrutiny </span> <span>The
most stringent standard of hierarchy of standards used in the USA courts.It is used to
weigh the existing government's interest against a constitutional right or
principle.These standards are used to test statutes and
government action at all levels of government within the United States.</span>
The admission of California into the United States was a divisive national issue because California's entry would upset the nation's numerical balance of free and slave states.
