Which of the Following Constitutional Arguments Was Designed to Protect

Which of the following constitutional arguments was designed to protect the institution of slavery?

A) The Constitution should be interpreted loosely so that the central government may assume as much power as possible.
B) Because slaves are property, slaveowners have a constitutional right to take them into the territories.
C) Slave states are afforded special privileges under the Constitution.
D) The Union is the result of a compact among the people of the nation.