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Has the US Supreme Court acted to restrict the political rights of the Constitution?
The supreme court has indeed acted to restrict the political rights of the constitution. In 1875 a group of women from Missouri appealed to the supreme court to challenge the Missouri law that denied them the right to vote in a case called Minor v. Happersett. The Supreme court ruled against these women based on the statement in our constitution "All men are created equal." It was not until congress passed the 19th amendment in 1920 that women received full political rights.
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Why were the Founders of the US government concerned that The Supreme Court would become dominated by political concerns?
The Colonists and their descendants (us) need a Supreme body whose sole focus is to uphold and protect people's rights under the US Constitution. Though the Founders could not have envisioned the array of human rights and civil rights' concerns that would confront the US hundreds of years later, the US Constitution addresses most of the concerns, broadly and generally. But if the US Supreme Court were swayed by changes in political ideas and public political opinion, the Court could violate or dismantle the US Constitution with every change in political leaders.
The constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court have not always recognized that all American have civil rights.?
The Constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court have not always recognized that all Americans have civil rights.
What did the constitution not include?
the constitution did not include the bill of rights.
What document gave equal rights to men but no political rights to women?
The US Constitution.
What are come political and legal ideas contained in the declaration of independence US constitution and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man?
Some of the political and legal ideas contained in the declaration of independence in the US constitution and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man are philosophical and political rights.
What political figure fought to restrict African-American rights during reconstruction?
Andrew Johnson - APEX
What political figure fought restrict African American rights during reconstruction?
Andrew Johnson - APEX
States rights by voting?
I am not sure what you are asking. Voting rights are given in the constitution and the states have made laws to restrict some voting rights, but the federal government is suppose to protect voting rights.
WHICH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT DID THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION SEEK TO RESTRICT IN POWER WITH THE BILL OF RIGHTS?
The Framers of the Constitution sought to restrict the power of the federal government, particularly the legislative branch, with the Bill of Rights. They aimed to protect individual liberties and ensure that the government could not infringe upon fundamental rights such as freedom of speech, religion, and assembly. By enumerating specific rights, the Bill of Rights serves as a safeguard against potential governmental overreach.
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to?
make rights contained in the bill of rights applicable to the states.
The purpose of the first ten amendment to the constitution is to?
Their purpose is preserve our rights as people of the United States, and make it clear what our rights are as citizens. The Bill of Rights (aka the 1st 10 amendments) was also used to get the Anti-Federalists to support the Constitution's ratification. They worried that without these guarantees, the federal government could restrict the freedoms sought and won by the colonies.
The Constitution and the US Supreme Court have not always recognized that all Americans have civil rights?
No. Many groups, particularly African-Americans and women, have been denied rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The document itself was not written to discriminate against anyone; however, the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution has been used to justify laws and policies withholding civil rights to such an extent that the Constitution had to be amended explicitly to extend protection to (almost) all classes of individuals.
