Dred Scott Case 

Symbolism 

Symbolism is something such as an object, picture, written word, sound, or particular mark that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention.

Outside Influences on the Court

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-"Many laws as certainly make bad men, as bad men make many laws."  ~Walter Savage Landor, Imaginary Conversations


-The connections between the presidential candidates, the Supreme Court, all starting with a failure of diplomacy by Congress with the Constitution


Interpretation of the Constitution

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"It is every Americans' right and obligation to read and interpret the Constitution for himself."

— Thomas Jefferson