24.
How was the issue of slavery dealt with in the Northwest Territory?

Explanation:

An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio, 1787. Considered one of the most important legislative acts of the Confederation Congress, the Northwest Ordinance also protected civil liberties and outlawed slavery in the new territories. ...

federal power is further limited with a system of checks and balances that gives each branch of government a measure of power over the others.

explanation:

b. parliament was weaker than the monarchy.