Under the Compromise of 1850,who Would Determine Whether a Territory

question 28

Multiple Choice

Under the Compromise of 1850,who would determine whether a territory would have slavery,per the principle of squatter sovereignty,or popular sovereignty as it was later called?

• A) Congress
• B) territorial legislatures
• C) the state's constitutional convention
• D) the Supreme Court
• E) the House of Representatives

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Definitions:

Callable

A feature of a financial instrument that allows the issuer to repurchase or redeem the instrument before its maturity date.

Yield To Call

The total return anticipated on a bond if it is held until the date it is called by the issuer, including interest payments and the call price.

Call Price

The price at which a bond or other financial security can be repurchased by the issuer before its maturity date, as specified in the callable feature.