Answer:
D. The Fugitive Slave Act
Explanation:
Slave Power was a term used to refer to the political, economic, and social influence held by slaveholders in the South. Southern slaveholders and politicians had power in federal offices. They used their influence to maintain the institution of slavery in the South. The Fugitive Slave Act was part of the slave power which gave Southern states the power over the Northern states by using the federal government.
Answer:
In 285 AD, Emperor Diocletian decided that the Roman Empire was too big to manage. He divided the Empire into two parts, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire. The Western Empire was ruled by Rome, the Eastern Empire was ruled by Constantinople.
Colonists believed that they could exert more control over their fate if power was restricted at the State level