Rights and Liberties (14th Amendment Cases)

Question 1

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Answer 1

Landmark Supreme Court case that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional, overturning the previous “separate but equal” doctrine.

Question 2

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Answer 2

Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide, citing a woman’s right to privacy under the due process clause of the 14th Amendment.

Question 3

Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)

Answer 3

Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage across the United States, based on the equal protection and due process clauses of the 14th Amendment.