Chief Justice Roger Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case included all of the following provisions EXCEPT

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Chief Justice Roger Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case declared that slaves were not citizens and could not sue in federal courts (A), and that free blacks were not considered citizens with rights that whites were bound to respect (B). It also ruled the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (D), effectively stating that the federal government did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories. The decision did not, however, state that the federal government could bar slavery from territories (C); in fact, it implied the opposite by invalidating the Missouri Compromise.

Chief Justice Roger Taney's Decision in the Dred Scott Case