On the Question of Whether American Laws Applied to the Overseas

Multiple Choice

On the question of whether American laws applied to the overseas territory acquired in the Spanish-American War, the Supreme Court ruled in the Insular Cases that

A) the American Constitution and laws did not apply to U.S. colonies.
B) the president could determine which U.S. laws applied in U.S. colonies.
C) federal but not state laws applied.
D) a constitutional amendment could not be passed to have American laws applied to U.S. colonies.
E) only the Bill of Rights applied.