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Which of the following was stated as part of the Dred Scott v. Sandford ruling?
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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.
Slavery was unconstitutional.
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Congress could not decide whether to allow slavery in the territories.

(Principal holding: the Court struck down the Missouri Compromise, ruling Congress lacked authority to prohibit slavery in U.S. territories.)