SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Which court case does the event below apply? In a dissenting opinion, Benjamin Robbins Curtis criticized Taney for addressing the claim’s substance after finding the Court lacked jurisdiction. He pointed out that invalidating the Missouri Compromise was not necessary to resolve the case, and cast doubt on Taney’s position that the Founders categorically opposed anti-slavery laws. John McLean echoed Curtis, finding the majority improperly reviewed the claim’s substance when its holding should have been limited to procedure. He also argued that men of African descent could be citizens because they already had the right to vote in five states.
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Missouri Compromise of 1820
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Dred Scott
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Berry vs The GOAT
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Roger Taney
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Curtis based his opinion on the premise that Roger B. Taney, the author of the majority opinion, stated that black people were not and could not be citizens. However, Curtis pointed out, five states had granted them citizenship, and that living on free soil granted slaves freedom.
Detailed explanation-2: -Chief Justice Roger Taney and six other Justices ruled that Missouri Compromise was illegal because Congress had no power to prohibit slavery in the territories, and slave masters were guaranteed property rights under the Fifth Amendment.
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