Read the passage from the opinion of the court in Dred Scott v. Sandford, written by Justice Taney. The question then arises, wh
ether the provisions of the Constitution, in relation to the personal rights and privileges to which the citizen of a State should be entitled, embraced the negro African race, at that time in this country, or who might afterwards be imported, who had then or should afterwards be made free in any State; and to put it in the power of a single State to make him a citizen of the United States, and endue him with the full rights of citizenship in every other State without their consent? Does the Constitution of the United States act upon him whenever he shall be made free under the laws of a State, and raised there to the rank of a citizen, and immediately clothe him with all the privileges of a citizen in every other State, and in its own courts? Which statement could best be used as an effective counterclaim to this claim? A. States should decide who is free and who is not.
B. A person who is free in one state cannot be a citizen.
C. Taney cannot deny Scott citizenship because it is a federal right.
D. Other states should have a say over one state's decision.
C. Taney cannot deny Scott citizenship because it is a federal right.
Explanation:
The Constitution decides citizenship because it is a federal right. Citizenship is for the entire nation not just a single state therefore it cannot be determined by each state individually. In this passage, it debates on the rights of a citizen as determined by each state individually.
In <em>"Seventh Grade"</em> by Gary Soto, the story reaches its climax when Mr. Bueller stays quiet about Victor not knowing French.
When Mr. Bueller asks if anyone in the class knows French and then Victor raises his hand, although he doesn't speak the language, Mr. Bueller decides not to make fun of it, and instead, he continues with the class normally. This action had a positive effect on Victor, who considers Mr. Bueller to be a good person and motivates him to do well in French, despite of his previous attempt to impress Teresa.
Regarding the other options, althought they occur at the beginning (Teresa sees Victor in the lunch area and smiles at him and Victor raises his hand in French to impress Teresa) and at the end (Victor assures Teresa that helping her will not be a bother), they aren't considered to be the highest point of the conflict in the story.
