What was the primary ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)?
a. It lowered the voting age for all citizens to eighteen years old.
b. It ruled that a state could legally secede from the union.
c. It ruled that slaves were property and they had no rights and could never become legal citizens of the United States.
d. It gave women the right to vote.
e. It took away the powers of the state government to regulate voting.
ANS: C
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