Question

Which landmark Supreme Court case ruled that each American is separately a citizen of the United States and of the state in which he or she resides?

A.
McCulloch v. Maryland
B.
Barron v. Baltimore
C.
Marbury v. Madison
D.
Gibbons v. Ogden

Answer 1

The Dred Scott v. Sandford case determined that blacks could not be citizens of the United States, which was later overturned by the 14th Amendment, thereby affirming dual state and national citizenship. None of the above options are correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

The landmark Supreme Court case that ruled each American is separately a citizen of the United States and of the state in which he or she resides is the Dred Scott v. Sandford case, decided in 1857. This ruling, delivered by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, stated that blacks could not be citizens of the United States, a decision that was later overturned by the 14th Amendment, which affirmed that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." Although this case did not directly rule that each American is a citizen of their state and the country, the principles established by the 14th Amendment in response to the Dred Scott decision laid the groundwork for this interpretation of citizenship.