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Which Chief Justice wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott case? Thurgood Marshall Salmon P. Chase John Marshall Roger B. Taney
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The Dred Scott case, also known as Dred Scott v. Sandford, was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court in 1857. The case involved Dred Scott, an enslaved African American man who sued for his freedom on the grounds that he had lived in a free state and a territory where slavery was prohibited. The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, ruled against Dred Scott. The majority opinion was written by Taney, stating that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court. The decision also declared that the federal government did not have the power to regulate slavery in the territories, which effectively meant that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories. This decision was a significant factor leading to the American Civil War. The other options provided, Thurgood Marshall, Salmon P. Chase, and John Marshall, were all significant figures in American history, but they were not the Chief Justices who wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott case. Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and was the lawyer who argued against the Dred Scott decision in a subsequent case. Salmon P. Chase was the Chief Justice during the Civil War, and John Marshall was an earlier Chief Justice who is known for establishing the principle of judicial review in the case of Marbury v. Madison.