Which best describes a result of the supreme court's decision in the dred scott case? a) a slave had the right to sue for freedom in a federal court. b) a slave was only a citizen after he or she purchased freedom. c) a slave was not a citizen but rather the property of an owner. d) a slave who lived on free soil for any length of time was free.

Plyler v. doe did the following except: established that u.s. citizen children whose parents have been deported may petition to bring the parents back into the country. established that children regardless of immigration status may not be denied a public school education. resulted in the texas law being struck down because it was a state law rather than a federal law. gave children a form of heightened scrutiny even though it has not changed the constitutional review of most classifications.