4.Chief Justice Taney's basic ruling in the Dred Scott case was based on which of the following principles? A. Since slaves did not pay taxes on their property, they had no legal rights.
B. Since Scott had returned to a slave state, he was still a slave.
C. Since Congress could not define slavery, it could not regulate it
D. Since slaves were property, they could not sue in courts

What argument is susan b. anthony making in the passage? a. male citizens created the laws to secure the rights of men, so legal reform is required to secure women’s rights. b. women are often punished for committing criminal acts that are pardoned when committed by men. c. women are judged under laws supposedly written only for males, so they are entitled to the same rights as males. d. the court judge modified the original documents to arrest and try anthony unfairly.

This term, coined by john o’sullivan in 1939, represented the belief that god had preordained the u. s. to settle the whole continent and spread its influence and culture there a.) women’s suffrage b.) the industrial age c.) manifest destiny d.) the abolition movement

Why did many american fear communist