The Dred Scott case ruled that:
a. slave owners had been deprived of property without due process of law
b. the Bill of Rights did not apply to the states
c. federal law was supreme over state law
d. the Missouri Compromise was constitutional and had to be enforced
Answer: a. slave owners had been deprived of property without due process of law
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