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Political machines, or in your case, machines, are referred to as political organizations in which a boss runs the politics of an area. Precinct is a term used to organize areas of a city, lobbyist are people advocating with the intention to induce change, and legislature is the group of people who pass laws and ordinances in a city. Therefore, the only logical answer would be...
C. Machine
        
             
        
        
        
The Marbury v<span>. </span>Madison<span> of 1803 was </span>important<span> because it was the first </span>Supreme Court case<span> to apply the principle of judicial review, the power of federal </span>courts<span> to void acts of Congress that were in conflict with the Constitution.</span>
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Slaves were property
Explanation:
Slaves were essentially property, worth money and were used for extremely cheap labor. Killing the slave would essentially be purposely crashing your car. That is why slavers practiced cruel punishments such as beatings to discipline disobedient slaves.