Why Is Barron V. Baltimore Important

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why is Barron v. Baltimore important?

• A) The justices sided with the national government over state governments, giving added power to the supremacy clause.
• B) The justices ruled that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in any state.
• C) The justices ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
• D) The justices helped to establish dual federalism as a guiding judicial principle to settle questions concerning state and national power.

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