Chief Justice Taney's reasoning in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford resulted in the Court gaining power as it related to questions of slavery.

Under the Articles of Confederation the number of votes for each state in the Continental Congress was determined by

a. the population of the state. b. a pro-rated formula that took into account population and taxes paid. c. the method of one vote for each state delegation regardless of population. d. a system whereby northern states had two votes while southern states had one vote. e. the president.

In 1798, Congress passed laws to punish newspaper editors who published stories critical of the federal government.  James Madison and Thomas Jefferson opposed the laws, arguing that the states had the right to declare null and void federal laws that violated the Constitution. The Supreme Court eventually concluded that this argument was

A. wrong. B. correct. C. impossible to settle. D. up to each individual state to settle.