Advocates of secession claimed the federal government failed to enforce what key laws protecting the rights of slaveholders?

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The Fugitive Slave Act and the Dred Scott decision were key laws and rulings that secession advocates felt the federal government failed to enforce properly, protecting the rights of slaveholders. The Fugitive Slave Act required the return of runaway slaves, and the Dred Scott decision denied Congress the power to prohibit slavery in the territories, both central to the interests of slaveholders.

Advocates of Secession Claimed the Federal Government Failed to Enforce