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bobbie

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In the case ________ the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of personal liberty laws and ruled that individual states were not obliged to help enforce federal laws.
 
  A) Prigg v. Pennsylvania (1842)
  B) Dred Scott v. Sanford (1859)
  C) US v. Kansas (1856)
  D) Burns v. Massachusetts (1854)

Question 2

The state of Massachusetts responded to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 by:
 
  A) passing its own much tougher version.
  B) using its militia to safeguard slaves fleeing to Canada.
  C) nullifying the federal law.
  D) passing its own watered-down version of the legislation.


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karlss

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Reply #1 on: Aug 9, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


bobbie

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Reply 2 on: Aug 9, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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