Supreme Court Defending Civil Rights

Question 1

Arguments for ?

Answer 1

1. Judicial review
   - strikes down law that are unconstitutional
   - interpret rights
   - e.g brown v Board of education (1958)

Question 2

Arguements against Supreme Court defending civil rights

Answer 2

Leaves power power in the hands of unelected judges and due to the vagueness of constitution it allows this to happen where power is concentrated to them so power to overturn or unrule

Question 3

Example against the Supreme Court defending civil rights

Answer 3

Kim Davis (ex Kentucky official) refused to issue marriage license to Same sex couple due to her religious beliefs so restricted rights of minorities in the past

Question 4

What happened as a result of Kim Davis refusing same sex marriage license

Answer 4

Kim Davis must pay $260,000 legal fees over same-sex marriage license refusal

Question 5

The rode vs Wade decision was what kind of judgement

Answer 5

Loose constructionist judgement

Question 6

What is a loose constructionist judgement

Answer 6

Interpreting the constitution less literally

Question 7

What type of judgment was the Dobbs vs Jackson

Answer 7

Strict constructionist Judgement and originalist

Question 8

What is a strict constructionist and orginalist judgment ?

Answer 8

Interpret the constitution in line with with meaning and intent and interpret constitution literally

Question 9

How comes the Supreme Court did not ban abortion with the Dobbs v jacskson

Answer 9

It returned the decision of abortion back to the individual state leading issue back to elected representatives

Question 10

What did the Dobbs Vs Jackson do for women ?

Answer 10

Changes the status Quo of women’s right