Which of the following statements is not true about the dred scott supreme court case?
a) the dred scott decision overruled the constitution’s three fifths clause.
b) the majority decision by the court was consistent with the stance that the federal government was constitutionally prohibited from intervening in any state policies involving slavery.
c) the 14th amendment eventually overruled the court’s decision.
d) the majority decision by the court ruled that african americans were not citizens, and therefore they had no standing to sue in federal court.
e) dred and harriet scott, while still enslaved, initiated the lawsuit to protect their family.