14th Amendment

Question 1

Which cases deal with racial discrimination?

Accepted Answer

Plessy v. Ferguson & Loving v. Virginia

Question 2

What freedom did the Supreme Court determine that Lochner had which made New York's regulation unconstitutional?

Accepted Answer

Freedom of Contract

Question 3

According to the Supreme Court, which would be an appropriate practice of affirmative action?

Accepted Answer

Allowed for race to be considered in admissions alongside other factors

Question 4

Which cases deal with unconstitutional restrictions on marriage?

Accepted Answer

Loving v. Virginia & Obergefell v. Hodges

Question 5

What case ultimately undid the Slaughterhouse case decision?

Accepted Answer

Gitlow v. New York

Question 6

The freedom of contract interpretation in Lochner v. New York is an example of a loose constructionist interpretation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

The Slaughterhouse cases of 1873 are significant because the court determined

Accepted Answer

they could only enforce the Bill of Rights in areas controlled by US gov't

Question 8

Which court case threw out the Lochner v. New York concept of freedom of contract?

Accepted Answer

Nebbia v. New York

Question 9

The reference to the DC school system in the Plessy v. Ferguson decision shows a strict constructionist interpretation.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Which case will throw out the Plessy v. Ferguson decision?

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education

Question 11

According to the Supreme Court, it is constitutional for colleges to use racial quotas in their admission process.

Accepted Answer

False

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