2.4 US Supreme Court and Civil Rights

• What is the power of the US Supreme Court to review and rule on the constitutionality of laws called?

  Judicial review
• Steps the Supreme Court takes to establish legal precedents

  1️⃣ Interpreting the Constitution

  2️⃣ Overturning existing precedents

  3️⃣ Creating landmark rulings

  4️⃣ Expanding civil liberties
• The US Supreme Court's landmark cases like *Roe v. Wade* have significantly expanded civil liberties
• The Supreme Court case *Brown v. Board of Education* declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional
• What Supreme Court case overturned *Plessy v. Ferguson* and declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

  Brown v. Board of Education
• What Supreme Court case ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right?

  Obergefell v. Hodges
• *Plessy v. Ferguson* upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine.
• Which Supreme Court case, along with *Brown v. Board of Education*, set major civil rights precedents?

  Roe v. Wade
• The Supreme Court can replace old precedents with new ones.


  True
• Precedents set by the Supreme Court have no lasting impact on civil rights.

  False
• What doctrine did *Plessy v. Ferguson* uphold?

  Separate but equal
• *Brown v. Board of Education* directly led to immediate desegregation efforts.


  True
• Landmark Supreme Court rulings have advanced civil rights and set important legal precedents
• What type of freedoms did *Loving v. Virginia* expand?

  Personal freedoms
• Which Supreme Court case upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine?

  Plessy v. Ferguson
• *Obergefell v. Hodges* ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right
• The US Supreme Court establishes legal precedents through judicial review and interpreting the Constitution.


  True
• Which Supreme Court case overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine in public schools?

  Brown v. Board of Education
• What is an example of the Supreme Court overturning a previous precedent?

  Brown v. Board of Education
• Which Supreme Court case struck down laws banning interracial marriage?

  Loving v. Virginia
• *Loving v. Virginia* struck down laws banning interracial marriage
• Landmark Supreme Court rulings were pivotal in expanding civil liberties
• What is the power of the Supreme Court to review and rule on the constitutionality of laws called?

  Judicial review
• The Supreme Court has expanded protections for civil rights and liberties
• *Brown v. Board of Education* is an example of a landmark Supreme Court case that set a major civil rights precedent
• What was the primary goal of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States?

  End racial discrimination
• *Brown v. Board of Education* declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional
• What laws did *Loving v. Virginia* strike down?

  Laws banning interracial marriage
• Arrange the landmark Supreme Court cases in chronological order:

  1️⃣ Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

  2️⃣ Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

  3️⃣ Loving v. Virginia (1967)

  4️⃣ Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
• *Obergefell v. Hodges* advanced the rights of the LGBTQ+ community.
• What was the impact of *Brown v. Board of Education* on public schools?

  Catalyzed desegregation
• What continues to shape the US Supreme Court's role in civil rights law?

  Legal precedents
• What impact did civil rights legislation have on the US political landscape?

  Reshaped it by advancing equality
• What is one ongoing challenge related to the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act of 1968?

  Ongoing segregation patterns
• Match the Supreme Court case with its impact:

  Brown v. Board of Education ↔️ Catalyzed desegregation

  Obergefell v. Hodges ↔️ Legalized same-sex marriage
• The Supreme Court interprets the meaning and application of the Constitution
• The Supreme Court has expanded civil liberties over time through its rulings.

  True
• Match the Supreme Court ruling with its impact on civil rights:

  Plessy v. Ferguson ↔️ Entrenched racial inequality

  Brown v. Board of Education ↔️ Catalyzed the Civil Rights Movement

  Loving v. Virginia ↔️ Legalized interracial marriage
• The US Supreme Court played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement by establishing key legal precedents.


  True
• *Plessy v. Ferguson* upheld the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing racial segregation.


  True