Excerpt 2 i stand for the square deal. but when i say that i am for the square deal, i mean not merely that i stand for fair play under the present rules of the game, but that i stand for having those rules changed so as to work for a more substantial equality of opportunity and of reward for equally good service. one word of warning . . when i say i want a square deal for the poor man, i do not mean that i want a square deal for the man who remains poor because he has not got the energy to work for himself. if a man who has had a chance will not make good, then he has got to quit. reread the first sentence of the second excerpt. in light of what you read in the first excerpt, what is the meaning of “square deal”? a fair and equal chance for all people to make the most of themselves and to give their best to society a chance for privileged people to succeed in business and to acquire everything they desire an opportunity for inferior people to compete against one another to secure the very best resources

Hurry 50pts read the excerpt from justice curtis’s dissenting opinion, then answer the question that follows. slavery, being contrary to natural right, is created only by municipal law. this is not only plain in itself, and agreed by all writers on the subject, but is inferable from the constitution, and has been explicitly declared by this court. the constitution refers to slaves as “persons held to service in one state, under the laws thereof.” . . . . it was certainly understood by the convention which framed the constitution, and has been so understood ever since, that, under the power to regulate commerce, congress could prohibit the importation of slaves; and the exercise of the power was restrained till 1808. a citizen of the united states owns slaves in cuba, and brings them to the united states, where they are set free by the legislation of congress. does this legislation deprive him of his property without due process of law? if so, what becomes of the laws prohibiting the slave trade? if not, how can a similar regulation respecting a territory violate the fifth amendment of the constitution? . . for these reasons, i am of opinion that so much of the several acts of congress as prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude within that part of the territory of wisconsin . . were constitutional and valid laws. –dissenting opinion on dred scott v. sandford, justice benjamin curtis which evidence best supports curtis’s opinion that dred scott should be free because he lived in a free territory? check all that apply. “the constitution refers to slaves as ‘persons held to service in one state’” “the convention which framed the constitution . . has . . the power to regulate commerce.” “a citizen of the united states owns slaves in cuba.” “does this legislation deprive him of his property without due process of law? ” “acts of congress as prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude within that part of the territory of wisconsin . . were constitutional and valid laws.”

Which statements are true of an allegory? check all that apply. it is an extended metaphor. it has literal and symbolic meanings. it to communicate an abstract concept. it is an exact representation of actual events. it uses objects to represent a single characteristic. it has moral, social, religious, or political significance.

Truth is one that’s been valid for centuries.