Which amendment did the Supreme Court cite in Dred Scott v. Sandford?

A. The first amendment (protection against losing property without due process)

B. The first amendment (the right to free speech)

C. The second amendment (the right to bear arms)

It was A the 5th amendment

Explanation:

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The Ammendement the Supreme Court cited in Dred Scott Vs. Standford is the Fifth Amendment (Due Process Clause) which forbids the federal government from freeing slaves brought into federal territories.

Explanation:

In 1867, the Dred Scott Vs. Stanford was before the Supreme Court, in which Dred Scott (a black slave) appealed the decision of the U.S federal court to the Supreme Court. The U.S federal court had ruled against him, where they applied the Missouri law to the dispute.

However, the Supreme Court reversed the judgment and suit dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

Supreme court cited the following:

1. Persons of African descent cannot be, nor were ever intended to be, citizens under the U.S. Const. Plaintiff is without standing to file a suit.

2. The Property Clause is only applicable to lands possessed at the time of ratification (1787). As such, Congress cannot ban slavery in the territories. Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional.

3. Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment prohibits the federal government from freeing slaves brought into federal territories.

C. gerrymandering

Explanation:

Gerrymandering can be regarded as act of manipulation by by political groups, it is a way by which this political group use to alter voting district so they can have the results that favour their party. Gerrymandering was named after "Elbridge Gerry" who was American politician and diplomat and the fifth vice president of the United States in the year 1813. It should be noted that whenever a politician fought to move district boundary lines to favor his/her political party, he would be accused of attempting gerrymandering which is illegal act.