Dred Scott v. Sanford, 60 US 393 (1857)
The court case was Dred Scott v. Sandford, in 1857.
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The Supreme Court gained the power to declare laws unconstitutional
It was only unconstitutional if you accepted Roger Taney's interpretation of the Constitution in his judgment of the Dred Scott case in 1857. He said the Constitution protected slavery - so therefore no state could declare itself to be free soil.
declare a law unconstitutional
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The Supreme Court declare state law unconstitutional
The Missouri Compromise.
The Supreme Court gained the power to declare laws unconstitutional
(cause they were confused or something)- .... _this was the privous responce to this question which gave me no help so i decide to help. In the Dred Scott v. Sandford case in 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress did not have authority to prohibit slavery in territories, and that those provisions of the Missouri Compromise were unconstitutional. It found that under the admission act of Missouri, that blacks and mulattos did not qualify as citizens of the United States.
the supreme court can declare laws unconstitutional
the supreme court can declare laws unconstitutional
the supreme court can declare laws unconstitutional
The SC can declare a law constitutional or unconstitutional.
Checks and balances
judial review
it can declare a law unconstitutional
The judicial branch. Or the supreme court.
It was only unconstitutional if you accepted Roger Taney's interpretation of the Constitution in his judgment of the Dred Scott case in 1857. He said the Constitution protected slavery - so therefore no state could declare itself to be free soil.