I believe the correct answer is <span>C. constrain the power of the legislative branch.
Hamilton explicitly says in the excerpt that the job of the courts was to 'keep [the legislature] within the limits assigned to their authority.' This means that they cannot do anything they are not authorized to do, which the court makes sure happens.
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A would be the correct answer i believe. Or should i say wrong answer lol.
I think it was because we really don't know what exactly happened in the past.
Also, I'm pretty sure people did not keep track of colored people back then.
