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Question 1

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In its 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, the Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not United States citizens. What action was taken after the Civil War in response to this Supreme Court decision?

A   Congress impeached the justices who made the ruling. 

B 
The Supreme Court’s power of judicial review was limited.

C   The 14th Amendment recognized the citizenship of African Americans. 

D   Justices considered court decisions made before the Civil War to be invalid. 