Why Is Barron V. Baltimore Important

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why is Barron v. Baltimore important?

• A) It sided with the national government over state government, giving added power to the supremacy clause.
• B) It ruled that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in any state.
• C) It helped begin the "rights revolution."
• D) It helped establish dual federalism as a guiding judicial principle to settle questions concerning state and national power.
• E) The majority ruling stated that the Tenth Amendment "does not alter the distribution of power between the national and state governments."

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