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Read the Excerpt from the Dred Scott Majority and Dissenting Opinions, and answer the following: Summarize the opinions of Chief Justice Taney and Justice Benjamin Curtis concerning whether or not black people can be considered citizens

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Read the Excerpt from the Dred Scott Majority and Dissenting Opinions, and answer the following: Summarize the opinions of Chief Justice Taney and Justice Benjamin Curtis concerning whether or not black people can be considered citizens. How does each man use our founding documents as justification for their arguments? Do you believe that Taney’s decision was bad for the country? Why or why not?