In the Dred Scott Case, the Justices Ruled That

question 85

Multiple Choice

In the Dred Scott case, the justices ruled that

• A) the Missouri Compromise deprived slave owners of property without due process of law.
• B) previous Court rulings that relied on the principle of dual federalism were incorrect because this was not what the framers envisioned when drafting the Constitution.
• C) federal law was supreme over state law.
• D) the Bill of Rights did not apply to the states.

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