On the Question of Whether American Laws Applied to the Overseas

question 47

Multiple Choice

On the question of whether American laws applied to the overseas territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, the Supreme Court ruled in the Insular Cases that

• A) the American Constitution and laws did not apply to U.S. colonies.
• B) the president could determine which U.S. laws applied in U.S. colonies.
• C) federal but not state laws applied.
• D) a constitutional amendment could not be passed to have American laws applied to U.S. colonies.
• E) only the Bill of Rights applied.

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