Why do (or don’t) you think that Chief Justice Taney’s opinion in the Dred Scott case was an appropriate use of ‘Originalism’ in order to interpret the meaning/significance of the words “people/person” in America’s foundational documents?
[the Dred Scott case is discussed in lesson 3.1]
– TIP: do not assume that your reader knows anything about the Dred Scott case. Your response is being assessed on your ability to identify/explain which aspects of that case are relevant to this question, so you’ll need to “show your work” (i.e., explain the important things about the case) — in your own words — within your answer.
