Which statement is the best summary of the passage?
Upon the whole, therefore, it is the judgment of this
court, that it appears by the record before us that the
plaintiff in error is not a citizen of Missouri, in the sense
in which that word is used in the Constitution; and that
the Circuit Court of the United States, for that reason,
had no jurisdiction in the case, and could give no
judgment in it. Its judgment for the defendant must
consequently, be reversed, and a mandate issued,
directing the suit to be dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
Dred Scott v. Sandford,
Supreme Court of the United States
Dred Scott was not a truly legalized citizen of the
state of Missouri
Because Dred Scott was not a citizen, no court
could hear his case
O Missouri's judgment was in error, and the Supreme
Court had to reverse the judgment
O The meaning of "citizen" in the US Constitution was
unclear, so the decision had to be reversed.