In its Declaration of Secession, South Carolina describes the Constitution as specifically designed to Question 3 options: a) protect the right of states to establish slavery b) protect states from federal incursions on their sovereignty c) protect the rights of slaveholders in states where slavery is permitted d) protect the right of states to abolish slavery

In its Declaration of Secession, South Carolina describes the Constitution as specifically designed to Question 3 options: a) protect the right of states to establish slavery b) protect states from federal incursions on their sovereignty c) protect the rights of slaveholders in states where slavery is permitted d) protect the right of states to abolish slavery