Marbury v. Madison marked the moment that the Supreme Court established itself as a co-equal branch of government.
In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court carved out a space where it declared that it had the ability to review laws to determine whether they were constitutional.
While the Supreme Court rarely knocked a law down as unconstitutional in the 1800s, everyone now knew that they could. This quote, as I have said elsewhere, is the Supreme Court stating that the Judicial branch determines what the law is and isn't.
The correct answers are A) confident and C) fearless.
The adjectives that best describe Jurgis's attitude are confident and fearless.
These are the correct adjectives to describe Jurgis's attitude because he would only laugh when he herd those intimidating stories. He had only been there for four months, and he was young, so he was reckless. The excerpt also tells us that he was a big guy, a "giant" it is written. We conclude that there was too much health in him. All of this made Jurgis show a confident attitude.
Upton Sinclair was an American author and journalist who published the book "The Jungle" in 1906. In the book, he referred to the unhealthy and harsh conditions of workers who labored in the meatpacking industry of Chicago and other large cities in the United States.
United States--Philippines
France--Vietnam
Great Britain--India
The Netherlands--Indonesia
These colonies were obtained during the period of imperialism during the mid to late 1800's. The colonies were obtained to gain access to raw material resources as well as markets. They were also strategic areas for military ports and naval bases. The imperial holdings were kept as colonies until the 20th century.
