Slave dred scott sued for his freedom on the basis that his owner had taken him to live in a free state and then a free territory. his case was argued in front of the supreme court in 1857. what was the supreme court's ruling in the dred scott v. sandford case? a. the court ruled that dred scott should not be freed because he had not proven that he had been taken to a free state. b. the court ruled that dred scott should be freed because slavery was unconstitutional. c. the court ruled that dred scott was the property of his owner and that the owner's rights were protected by the constitution, therefore dred scott would not be freed. d. the court ruled that dred scott should be freed because he had been taken to areas in which slavery was illegal.

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Two police officers stopped a car for a minor traffic violation. while one of the officers dealt with the driver and the traffic violation, the other officer talked with the passenger. seeking to question the passenger about gang involvement, but lacking reasonable suspicions of criminal activity, the officer ordered the passenger out of the car. as the passenger exited the car, the officer saw a bulge in the passenger's coat which the officer suspected might be a gun. upon patting down the passenger, the officer felt the handle of a revolver and removed the gun. the passenger, who was a convicted felon, was charged with the possession of a gun by a prohibited possessor. prior to trial, the defendant sought to suppress the gun as evidence, contending that its seizure was unconstitutional. should the court suppress the gun as evidence? ayes, because, since the car had been stopped for a traffic violation, the officer could not order the passenger, who had not committed the violation, to exit the car. byes, because, since the officer lacked reasonable suspicion that the passenger was engaged in criminal activity, the officer could not pat down the passenger. cno, because a valid traffic stop gives an officer the right to pat down a passenger. dno, because the gun was discovered as a consequence of a valid terry stop and frisk.

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