Which of the following constitutional arguments was designed to protect the institution of slavery?

A. The Constitution was intended to be interpreted loosely so that the federal government may assume as much power as possible.
B. Slaveholders may take their slaves into the territories, because the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees that no person may be denied his property without due process of law.
C. Slave states are afforded special privileges under the Constitution.
D. The Union is the result of a compact among the people of the nation.


Answer: B

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