The Supreme Court's Dred Scott v.Sandford (1857)decision narrowed the scope of the federal government's power by determining that __________.

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In the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress lacked the authority to ban slavery in the territories, effectively narrowing the scope of the federal government's power to regulate slavery in the territories. This decision contributed to the growing tension between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions leading up to the Civil War.

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