Question

What claim does taney make in this passage? as a citizen of missouri, sanford can pursue a case against scott. the missouri circuit court does not have jurisdiction in the case against sanford. scott should pursue his case against sanford in a state other than missouri. scott is a citizen of the united states, but not of the state of missouri. passage supports the court’s reason for not using previous rulings on effects of the fourteenth amendment to decide this case?

-the 14th amendment specifies that people of different races should be segregated in public schools.
-in the north, both white children and african american children were educated equally.
-the 14th amendment’s impact on public education was not addressed in previous cases.
-in the south, the 14th amendment was thought to cover the private education of white children.

Answer 1

Chief Justice Taney claims that Scott, as a black person, cannot be a citizen and therefore cannot sue in federal court. He argues that the Constitution supports slavery and that Congress cannot ban slavery in the territories.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the passage, Taney makes the claim that Scott, as a black person, cannot be a citizen of the United States and therefore does not have the right to sue in federal court. Taney argues that the Constitution upholds slavery and that Congress does not have the authority to bar slavery in the territories, making the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.