Question

Which of the following was stated as part of the Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling?
(1 point)
Responses

Only Congress could decide whether to allow slavery in the territories.
Only Congress could decide whether to allow slavery in the territories.

Congress could not decide whether to allow slavery in the territories.
Congress could not decide whether to allow slavery in the territories.

Popular sovereignty was unconstitutional.
Popular sovereignty was unconstitutional.

Slavery was unconstitutional.

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Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:

**Congress could not decide whether to allow slavery in the territories.**

This was a key part of the Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling, where the Supreme Court stated that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories.

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