Looking back at history let's you see what didn't work and what will come in the future. Let's say I am looking for a way to stop viruses on computers, I would look back and see where viruses attacked, what their intent was and fixed vulnerabilities that have not been fixed.
It was mainly the French Revolution, since this then caused the British to tax the Americans rather harshly.
The doctrine related to public education which was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education was the policy of B) separate but equal. This doctrine was overturned by referencing the equal protection clause of the Constitution which argued that equal protection of the law was afforded to all citizens regardless of race.
President Andrew Jackson ignored the Court's decision in Worcester v. Georgia
By process of elimination, it would be A. the Ten Commandments.
C. and D. are both Jewish and B. is Babylonian law