On the question of whether the Constitution and American laws applied to the territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, the Supreme Court decided that
A) those under American rule did not enjoy full constitutional and legal rights.
B) Congress could extend the Bill of Rights to the colonial subjects if it chose.
C) the Constitution applied but federal laws did not.
D) no tariffs could be established against Hawaiian or Puerto Rican products.
E) the people of all the territories must eventually be granted citizenship.
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