Landmark Rulings and Related Controversies (AQA A-Level Politics): Quizzes
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What is a landmark ruling?
What is a landmark ruling?
A case that creates a new legal principle
Which case established the 'separate but equal' doctrine?
Which case established the 'separate but equal' doctrine?
Plessy v Ferguson (1896)
Who represented the families in Brown v Topeka?
Who represented the families in Brown v Topeka?
Thurgood Marshall
Which constitutional amendment was central to both Brown v Topeka and Obergefell v Hodges?
Which constitutional amendment was central to both Brown v Topeka and Obergefell v Hodges?
Fourteenth Amendment
How did the Supreme Court vote in Brown v Topeka?
How did the Supreme Court vote in Brown v Topeka?
Unanimously
Who ordered federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine into school in 1957?
Who ordered federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine into school in 1957?
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
What was Chief Justice Warren's key reasoning in Brown v Topeka?
What was Chief Justice Warren's key reasoning in Brown v Topeka?
Segregation caused psychological inferiority
What approach did the majority use in Obergefell v Hodges?
What approach did the majority use in Obergefell v Hodges?
Loose constructionism
What did strict constructionists call the Obergefell ruling?
What did strict constructionists call the Obergefell ruling?
Legislating from the bench
What does federalism refer to?
What does federalism refer to?
Division of power between federal & states