The Court restricted the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment by leaving its enforcement up to the states.
The Court restricted the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment by leaving its enforcement up to the states.
The Court restricted the scope of the Fourteenth Amendment by leaving its enforcement up to the states.
The U.S. Supreme Court played a significant role in ending Reconstruction by issuing a series of rulings that weakened federal protections for civil rights. In particular, the court's decisions in cases like United States v. Cruikshank (1876) and United States v. Reese (1876) limited the ability of the federal government to prosecute individuals for violating the civil rights of African Americans. These rulings undermined the progress made during Reconstruction and effectively paved the way for the imposition of Jim Crow segregation laws in the South.
they worked to put white southerners back into power
they worked to put white southerners back into power
they worked to put white southerners back into power
it acts as the final authority on the constitutionally of state and Federal Laws
it proposes and passes amendments
1876
The Supreme Court did not play a direct role in legalizing segregation. In fact, the Court issued several significant rulings that challenged and overturned segregation laws. For example, in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Court declared "separate but equal" segregation in public schools unconstitutional. However, certain Supreme Court decisions, like Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), perpetuated the "separate but equal" doctrine and set the stage for segregation laws. It took many years and additional Supreme Court decisions to dismantle legalized segregation.
2000
No. The US President is also Chief Commander of the Armed Forces (military) and head of the Executive Branch of government; the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (or Chief Justice of the United States) is head of the Court during his (or her) term of office. The President cannot play a direct role in the operation of the Supreme Court under the doctrine of "separation of powers" because the Judicial Branch is an independent part of government.
If your question refers to a state supreme court justice, and if your state provides for election to their supreme court rather than appointment, you can vote when you turn 18 (per the Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution), provided you register properly before the election.If you are asking about US Supreme Court justices; they are nominated by the President and confirmed or rejected by Senate vote, not elected. The electorate (voting public) does not play a direct role in the appointment of justices to the US Supreme Court.
Yes. The US Supreme Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction over disputes between the states.