GIVING OUT BRAINLEIST TO PERSON WHO ANSWERS FIRST Read this sample test item shown below. Then, answer the question about this item, shown on the right.

During the Civil War, the struggle for political power between individual states and the federal government was known as
A. states’ rights.
B. the abolitionist movement.
C. the Missouri Compromise.
D. Southern secession.
What is the best reason this test question is created?

to identify the definition for “states’ rights”
to discuss the Civil War events in detail
to compare states’ rights to the Southern secession
to analyze the causes of the Civil War