Why Is Barron V.Baltimore Important

question 24

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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