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It was only unconstitutional if you accepted Roger Taney's interpretation of the Constitution in his judgment of the Dred Scott case in 1857. He said the Constitution protected slavery - so therefore no state could declare itself to be free soil.

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Who said the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional?

Chief Justice Taney


What law did dred Scott vs sandford declare unconstitutional?

The Missouri Compromise.


What law was founded to be unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision?

the missouri compromise


What best summarize why part of the nation was upset over the Dred Scott decision?

The North was upset because the decision declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. - Novanet


What was the second occasion when S.C.O.T.U.S declared an act of Congress unconstitutional?

After the Dread Scott case the Supreme Court declared the Missouri Compromise of 1820 unconstitutional


What was the effect of the Dread Scott decision on the Missouri Compromise?

The Dred Scott decision repealed the Missouri Compromise because it was said to deny a man's right to property and that it is unconstitutional. The decision legalized slavery everywhere, and the Missouri Compromise said that there equal free states and slave states, and so now all states are slave states.


Was the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional?

The constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise was a subject of debate. Some argued that it violated the principle of states' rights, while others believed it was necessary to maintain the balance between free and slave states. Ultimately, the Compromise was overturned by the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott decision.


What decision declared the Missouri compromise unconstitutional?

The admission of California to the Union - it was too big to be accommodated according to the terms of that compromise.


Why was part of the nation was upset over the Dred Scott decision?

The North was upset because the decision declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. - Novanet


Henry clay's compromise became known as what?

The Missouri Compromise The Compromise of 1850 The Kansas-Nebraska Act.


What law founded to be unconstitutional in the dred scott decision?

The law that was found to be unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision was the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which banned slavery in certain territories. The Supreme Court ruled that Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in these territories, as it violated the constitutional rights of slaveholders.


What best summarizes why part of the nation was upset of the dred Scott decision?

The North was upset because the decision declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. - Novanet