Can you help! Read the sentence from the first paragraph of the article. New government policies laid the groundwork for the end of racial segregation.
What is the meaning of the phrase "laid the groundwork" as it is used above?

A. completed what was already started

B. put the beginning steps in place

C. remained essentially inactive

D. continued to create barriers

the answer is B I am pretty sure

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”