5. As part of the Dred Scott decision, Chief Justice Roger B. Taney argued in 1857 that Congress could not prohibit someone from
taking slaves into a federal territory because slaves were not citizens of the United States. Federal territories could not rule against slavery. Slave trade was still allowed in every state. Slaves were property, and property was defended by law.
Dred Scott decision was a watershed decision ruled by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1857. A suit was filed in the court by Dred Scott demanding his freedom from slavery. He claimed that since his owner took him to free state Illinois from Missouri, and died there, Dred considered himself a free slave. But was brought back to slavery under Missouri Compromise Act. In 1857, the Chief Justice Roger B. Taney ruled that Dred Scott is a slave, and the term 'citizen' does not apply to slaves, therefore, none of the rights provided for citizens of the US apply to Dred Scott.
using two elements of each document (e.g., how the government is organized, what rights citizens are guaranteed, how each can be amended, what powers each branch has, what the preambles say, etc.). Cite specific examples to support your statements.
Military and diplomatic tensions diminished between 1972 and 1980 as the two superpowers engaged in dialogue, frecuent contacts and agreed to reduce their nuclear stockpiles (SALT Treaty) and to boost bilateral trade. US president Richard Nixon and Soviet secretary-general Leonid Brezhnev met at three summits between 1972 and 1974.
