__________ were passed to suppress the activity of the Ku Kl…

__________ were passed to suppress the activity of the Ku Klux Klan.  They established the precedent of the federal government to intervene when state governments either were unable or unwilling to enforce federal law.  They continued the expansion of national authority during Reconstruction.

This landmark court case declared that slaves were property…

This landmark court case declared that slaves were property and, therefore, could not bring suit in a federal court because they were not considered a citizen of the United States.  The ruling established that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.  What was the case?