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The prospect that enacted policy will change because the composition of the enacting coalition is temporary and provisional is called __________ drift.
Dred Scott Decision
A controversial 1857 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court.
Taney's Arguments
Refer to the judicial opinions and reasoning of Roger B. Taney, the fifth Chief Justice of the United States, particularly associated with the Dred Scott v. Sandford case which denied citizenship to African Americans.
Nature of Citizenship
Refers to the relationship between an individual and a state in which the individual owes allegiance to the state and in turn is entitled to its protection and the rights and responsibilities defined by the state's law.
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