The writer Angelo Pelligrini has recalled his own family’s detention at Ellis Island: “We lived there for three days—Mother and we five children, the youngest of whom was three years old. Because of the rigorous physical examination that we had to submit to, particularly of the eyes, there was this terrible anxiety that one of us might be rejected. And if one of us was, what would the rest of the family do?” —Immigrant Kids,
Russell Freedman

Why does Pelligrini’s quotation give credibility to Freedman’s idea that the doctors at Ellis Island were greatly feared?

The correct answer is C) it prescribed harsh penalties for minor crimes.

Legalism influenced Chinese society during its dynastic era in that it prescribed harsh penalties for minor crimes.

During times of war in ancient dynasties China, the emperor had to be more strict with the enforcement of laws and established new penalties for minor crimes in order to control the situation and give stability to society. In that time, the law was enforced strictly because the government considered that people did not have the capacity of being accountable for themselves, that is why a strong state control was needed and obedience to the law.