In the Dred Scott decision,the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Roger Taney asserted that

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Roger Taney asserted that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional and that Congress had no right to prohibit slavery anywhere in the United States. Taney also declared that Dred Scott was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue in federal court. Furthermore, Taney stated that slaves were property and that the 5th Amendment protected slaveholders' rights to own and take their property anywhere they pleased, including into free territories.

In the Dred Scott Decision,the Chief Justice of the Supreme