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cdr_15

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In the Dred Scott decision (1857), the Supreme Court declared that:
 a. Congress could not admit a free state without simultaneously admitting a slave state.
  b. slavery was not legal in the western territories.
  c. fugitive slaves were not legally protected from bounty hunters.
  d. Congress could not prohibit slavery in the western territories.

Question 2

Americans who benefit from immigration include
 a. firms that hire immigrants.
  b. workers whose skills are complementary with immigrants' skills.
  c. consumers who purchase goods produced using immigrants labor.
  d. property owners who own land in immigrant neighborhoods.
  e. All of the above.



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Answer to Question 1

d. Congress could not prohibit slavery in the western territories.

Answer to Question 2

e. All of the above.



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