Is best described as the state and federal courts, judges, lawyers, police, and prisons that are responsible for enforcing criminal law.
a.enforcement of criminal law
b.formal criminal law
c.the criminal justice system
d.the grand jury system

The criminal justice system is best described as the state and federal courts, judges, lawyers, police, and prisons that are responsible for enforcing criminal law. The correct answer is C. 

The strong support for the Republican Party in the 1856 elections proved that the anti-slavery movement in the United States was growing. This is the reason why Abraham Lincoln who fought for the end of slavery also won the 1860 elections running as a Republican candidate.