SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Denied freedom, 7-2
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Granted freedom, 5-4
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Denied freedom, 6-3
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Granted freedom, 6-3
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Dred Scott decision was the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person, Dred Scott, to his freedom. In essence, the decision argued that, as someone’s property, Scott was not a citizen and could not sue in a federal court.
Detailed explanation-2: -Scott worked as a porter in a St. Louis hotel, but his freedom was short-lived; he died from tuberculosis in September 1858.
Detailed explanation-3: -New York, 268 U.S. 652 (1925) The First Amendment does not prevent the government from punishing political speech that directly advocates its violent overthrow.
Detailed explanation-4: -New York is a case decided on June 8, 1925, in which the U.S. Supreme Court made First Amendment guarantees of both freedom of expression and freedom of the press binding on state governments.