Question

What reason do Sections 14 and 32 give for repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

Answer 1

Sections 14 and 32 provide reasons for repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820, including the claim that the Compromise of 1850 had already repealed it and the understanding that the Constitution protected slavery where it already existed.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sections 14 and 32 provided reasons for repealing the Missouri Compromise of 1820. The reason stated in Section 14 was that the Compromise of 1850 had already repealed the Missouri Compromise. However, many northerners found this argument disingenuous since the 1850 measures only applied to the Mexican Cession, not the Louisiana Purchase. Section 32 stated that the Constitution protected slavery where it already existed, leading to a consensus that slavery would never expand north of the 36°30′ line, except for the State of Missouri.

Answer 2

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 admitted Maine as a "free" state and Missouri as a "slave" state. As part of the deal, slavery will be, from then on, prohibited north of parallel 36°30', with the exception of the state of Missouri which was located north of that parallel.

Section 14 of the Constitution states that all citizens of the United States are subject to the jurisdiction of the country. Therefore, no other state may enforce a law that may limit the privileges provided by the being a citizen of the country. The compromise is clearly making a difference between the privileges of citizens of the country according to the place they live.

Section 32 of the Constitution states that no person is entitled to a different set of emoluments (or payments he receives for the work he or she does) than those from the community he lives. The Missouri compromise also goes against this enactment due to the fact that slaves are clearly getting separate forms of payment.