The Dred Scott Case Ruled That

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Multiple Choice

The Dred Scott case ruled that:

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

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