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Which points did Chief Justice Roger B. Taney use to justify the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dred Scott case?

A: The practice of judicial review established in Marbury v. Madison, the Property Clause of the Constitution, and the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

B:The Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution, the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment, and the fact that African Americans were not citizens.

C:The Property Clause of the Constitution, the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment, and the fact that African Americans were not citizens.

D:The Commerce Clause of the Constitution, the Elastic Clause of the Sixth Amendment, and the practice of judicial review established in Gibbons v. Ogden.

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Answer: C : The property clause of the constitution, the due process clause of the fifth amendment, and the fact that African Americans were not citizens.

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