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What Were the Main Constitutional Arguments Advanced During the Debate

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What were the main constitutional arguments advanced during the debate over slavery in the territories in the nineteenth century? Which of those arguments influenced Chief Justice Roger Taney's opinion in the Dred Scott case?


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