James Buchanan
A) weakly opposed the Dred Scott decision.
B) opposed the admission of Kansas as a slave state.
C) pressured Congress to admit Kansas under the Lecompton constitution.
D) refused to enforce the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision.
E) None of these answers is correct.

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James Buchanan pressured Congress to admit Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution, which would have allowed it to enter as a slave state despite the controversy and opposition it faced.