For a Majority of Northerners,the Most Outrageous Part of the Supreme

question 32

Multiple Choice

For a majority of northerners,the most outrageous part of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case was

• A) that as a slave, Scott had no civil right to sue in federal court.
• B) that Scott did not automatically become free when his owner took him through free states and territories.
• C) that Congress had never had the power to prohibit slavery in any territory.
• D) that Kansas and Nebraska would almost certainly become slave states.
• E) that the Supreme Court was asserting its superiority to Congress and the president.

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Definitions:

MC

Short for Marginal Costs, representing the additional cost incurred in producing one additional unit of a good or service.

AVC

Average Variable Cost, which is the total variable costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced.

ATC

Average Total Cost, which is the total cost of production divided by the quantity of output produced, a key concept in microeconomic analysis.

Marginal Cost

The cost added by producing one additional unit of a product or service, crucial in decision-making on production and pricing.