1954: In Hernandez v. Texas, the Supreme Court rules that trying a defendant before a jury that deliberately excludes members of
the defendant's ethnic group violates the equal protection clause. 1960: In Boynton v. Virginia, the Supreme Court rules that arresting an African American passenger for using a "whites-only" bus station violates the Interstate Commerce Act, which forbids discrimination in interstate transportation. 2015: In Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court rules that state laws forbidding same-sex marriage violate the equal protection clause. What do the events in this timeline suggest about how the Supreme Court has protected the civil rights of minority groups?
The correct answer is D. It has protected civil rights using the Fourteenth Amendment and other laws.
Explanation
In the events presented in the questions, situations of discrimination against different minority communities such as ethnic groups, racial groups, and homosexual groups are exposed. This discriminatory conduct is classified as illegal because the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States established a clause that deals with equal treatment of all people in all states of the country, so treating them in a differential or discriminatory manner is considered illegal. Additionally, in the second case (the case of racial discrimination on the bus), reference is made to the Interstate Commerce Law, which prohibits discrimination in interstate transportation. Therefore, the correct answer is D. It has protected civil rights using the Fourteenth Amendment and other laws.
The 14th amendment made sure that all citizens of the United States had equal citizenship rights and equal protection of the law. It was one of the amendments ratified as a result of the ending of the civil war. <span />
Greatest of ancient Greek historians and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the struggle between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century bc. His work was the first recorded political and moral analysis of a nation's war policies.
