The Supreme Court and Civil Rights

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📋 Course Outline

  1. Constitutional basis and structure of the US Supreme Court
  2. Presidential nomination and Senate confirmation of Supreme Court justices
  3. Judicial review as the Supreme Court’s core power and its societal impact
  4. DRED V SANDFORD (1857) – SLAVERY IN QUESTION “Dred Scott V Sandford” = typo, “Sandford” had no d originally = “Sanford” Key dates
  5. Legal provisions on slavery, fugitive slave laws, and early abolition efforts
  6. Fourteenth Amendment enforcement: citizenship, due process, and equal protection
  7. Fifteenth Amendment and voting rights protections
  8. Plessy v. Ferguson and the legal foundation of racial segregation
  9. Civil rights movement, voting rights, and Supreme Court influence on equality
  10. Freedom of speech and symbolic expression in Supreme Court rulings
  11. Public image, decorum, and perceived independence of the Supreme Court
  12. Key Supreme Court cases shaping social and civil rights in US history

📖 1. Constitutional basis and structure of the US Supreme Court

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

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1. What does the Constitution establish regarding the judicial power of the United States?

2. If the President nominates a candidate for the Supreme Court, what is the next required step to complete the appointment process?

3. What is judicial review as exercised by the Supreme Court?

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Supreme Court — constitutional role?

Interpret laws and determine constitutionality.

Judicial review — core power?

Power to invalidate laws conflicting with the Constitution.

Presidential nomination — process?

President nominates, Senate confirms justices.

Senate confirmation — purpose?

Approve or reject presidential judicial nominees.

Dred Scott — issue?

Slavery and citizenship rights challenged in 1857.

Fugitive Slave Law — purpose?

Return escaped slaves to owners, strengthened in 1850.

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