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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) - United States History

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    "The court has bestowed its best attention on this question, and, after mature deliberation, the majority is of the opinion that an Indian tribe or nation within the United States is not a foreign state in the sense of the constitution, and cannot maintain an action in the courts of the United States." Majority decision from Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831) The reasoning from the excerpt supports rejection of the Cherokee request for relief of the ordered removal by the state of Georgia for what reason?
    support of the decision of the lower court
    racist belief in inferiority of Native Americans
    violation of the first amendment
    lack of standing for original jurisdiction
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