Which of the Following Constitutional Arguments Was Designed to Protect

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following constitutional arguments was designed to protect the institution of slavery?

• A) The Constitution was intended to be interpreted loosely so that the federal government may assume as much power as possible.
• B) Slaveholders may take their slaves into the territories, because the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees that no person may be denied his property without due process of law.
• C) Slave states are afforded special privileges under the Constitution.
• D) The Union is the result of a compact among the people of the nation.