In the case involving Dred Scott, the Supreme Court ruled that black Americans were not citizens of the United States

When the acts of the government are accepted by the citizens as moral, fair, and just, the government is said to have

a. sovereignty. b. authority. c. legitimacy. d. justice. e. all of the above.

The rules and judicial interpretations of rules found in the fundamental law of a nation or state, such as the Constitution of the United States, are collectively called

a. criminal law. b. civil law. c. constitutional law. d. negotiated law. e. case law.