POSC 103 Week 15 Question-What can we learn from Supreme Court cases like the ones from this week's article? Why would studying them be an important step to assist us in making necessary changes to our rights as citizens today? by Daniel Coolbaugh

dcoolbaugh1 — 2024-12-01 19:34:57 UTC

Please make sure to answer each part of the question. Answers should be at least three to five sentences long using proper spelling, capitalization, grammar, and punctuation.

nataliestjohn — 2025-05-13 12:12:19 UTC

From the court cases presented in this week's article we can learn that the Supreme Court has not always made the most morally right decisions on court cases. For example the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857 states that the supreme court does not recognize enslaved people as people, only as property to their masters. This decision hurted civil rights acts. Another example would be the Plessy v. Ferguson. In this case the supreme court made the decision that the Jim Crow laws were constitutional because they were considered equal, which they weren't. Understanding these court cases and the mistakes that the Supreme Court made can help our current government avoid mistakes like these. The education of these specific court cases allow our government to understand that limiting peoples rights and treating people differently based on their skin color is not constitutional and should never be legal again.

hannahsomers1 — 2025-05-13 14:03:35 UTC

Studying Supreme Court cases can help us to better understand the Constitution. For instance, how to apply it to real life situations and it can even show us how are rights have evolved over time. These cases show us how legal decisions impact everything from our free speech to equality and justice. For example, the Supreme Court case Brown V. Board of Education ended segregation in public schools, showing how the court can help to fix unfair laws as we evolve as a society. Learning about cases such as this one helps us to see how citizens can bring attention to problems and push for change. In other words, it can help us to understand the role we play as citiznes in making sure our country continues to move towards fairness and equality for everyone.

marissapatinka — 2025-05-14 12:55:06 UTC

In our country the Supreme Court is an important role for the laws being passed. For example, these cases in this week's learning are all examples of how fluidity our constitution is the foundation of our government. These cases are huge examples of why it is important to know from what is in our constitution to real life situations. The supreme court is always changing laws through the Judicial Review and as a citizen you are allowed to challenge certain laws if you believe it is against your rights as a citizen. These cases that have been challenged allow you to see that the Constitution allows you as a citizen to impact the laws of the United States. The laws are always evolving as we are as a country. For example, Brown V. Board of education challenged the morality of the segregation laws that were passed years prior to this. In result of the bravery of challenging Brown being allowed to go a certain public school closer to her, led to the start of desegregation of public schools of not just that one she wanted to go to but all around her.

BillieLeet013 — 2025-05-16 12:16:40 UTC

As we study Supreme Court cases we learn valuable insights on how the government interprets the laws and the constitution. Supreme Court cases help us to see how laws are applied in real-life scenarios, this way we can see if unjust or unfit laws need to be amended. Looking back on Supreme Court Cases we have a timeline of our history. Major turning points like civil rights movements, equality and segregation, freedom of speech in schools, plus the establishment of the Judicial Review. We see how citizens have pushed for change in our society by bring forth these issues. The Supreme Court continually interprets and applies the Constitution to modern issues. Studying past cases helps us understand how our rights have evolved and how they might change in the future. In addition, analyzing past cases can reveal areas where the Court has limited or denied certain rights, this could be a starting point to spark change. By learning the legal reasoning behind past cases can help build a foundation for a persuasive legal argument when advocating for future change. -Billie Leet

madelinehousel — 2025-05-16 16:38:02 UTC

We can learn many things from both past and current supreme court cases. These court cases help us understand what is constitutional and unconstitutional. It also helps us understand the power of the supreme court. In the Brown v. Board of Education case it was found that it was unconstitutional to have separate schools for black people and white people. This changed the thought process from the Pessy v. Ferguson, which only thought that segregation was allowed because the people were "Separate but equal." The Congress soon changed their ideas on segregation in schools because the schooling blacks were given, were not equal to the schooling whites were given. This is one example proving that the Congress has the power to declare laws unconstitutional and declare past policies as void. Studying this would be beneficial as it could help citizens understand which laws are constitutional and which are not. This can help people stand up to oppressing laws and to help them understand there rights given to them by the constitution.

2025-05-16 17:27:35 UTC

Through Supreme Court rulings, we further expand and detail our interpretation of the Constitution for the modern day. The Constitution was purposely written with vague verbiage so it can always be reinterpreted and adapted to current issues and situations. The way the Supreme Court rules demonstrates how the Constitution is currently being interpreted; therefore, by looking at rulings throughout history, we can see how the general analysis of the Constitution has changed over time. We also see how people were affected by Supreme Court decisions throughout history, and we learn how and why things were changed. With this information, we can better understand modern day society; what truly warrants Supreme Court case hearings and what things are possible to change. People such as Homer Plessy, Mary Beth Tinker, Clarence Gideon, and more showed us the path to change through their influential and legislation-changing Supreme Court cases.

2025-05-27 13:46:47 UTC

Studying Supreme Court cases helps us understand how our rights as citizens have changed and evolved over time and how they continue to be shaped by legal decisions. These cases reveal how the Constitution is interpreted in different eras, reflecting shifting societal ideas and political pressures. By learning about landmark Supreme Court cases and their rulings, we see how people have fought for or against changes in civil liberties, from reproductive rights to free speech. This knowledge empowers us to recognize when rights are being threatened and gives us the tools to push for meaningful change. Informed citizens are better able to engage in civic life, advocate for justice, and ensure that laws and policies reflect the needs of society today.

ainsleyedwards — 2026-05-31 16:21:31 UTC

As we learn more about Supreme Court cases, we can learn more about how the United States Constitution is relevant throughout our lives. In the Marbury v. Madison case, we learn how the Judicial Branch of the government gained the ability of judicial review, which allows them to declare laws unconstitutional. In the Brown v. The Board of Education case, we learn how the Constitution was able to protect the right of education for African Americans, even in times of segregation. Studying these landmark Supreme Court cases would help us make changes to our rights as citizens today because it helps us to understand how changes had been made in the past. If we are able to understand how changes were made in past cases, we know how to make changes in current times. If the majority of the population seems to agree that a law is unconstitutional, there is the ability to take it to the Supreme Court and have them decide whether or not the law is unconstitutional under the judicial review process.