( BRAINLIEST AND THANKS! ) Select the reasons that explain why the South feared admitting California as a free state.

A) Other territories might follow California's example.

B) It would deprive them of a market for their extra slaves.

C) Nonslave states would control the Senate.

D) The admission would violate the Constitution

Which statement best explains why a supreme court opinion is a seminal document? an opinion can become quite lengthy, which makes it a seminal document. supreme court documents are the only seminal documents in the united states. an opinion may create major changes in the laws or policies of the united states. generally speaking, a supreme court opinion reflects the feelings of all americans.