Clip: Justice Stephen Breyer Remarks on the Constitution
Clip from Justice Stephen Breyer Remarks on the Constitution
Description
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer describes the public reaction to the Brown v Board of Education decision.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- How did the Brown v Board decision, and the subsequent events, demonstrate what could happen when a Supreme Court ruling to protect minority rights is contrary to general public consensus?
- Brainstorm other areas of law in which you believe minority rights clash with majority rule.
- Describe the role of media when minority rights clash with majority rule.
Participants
Vocabulary
- 14th Amendment
- Attorney General
- Brown V Board Of Education
- Commander In Chief
- Equal Protection Clause
- Federalism
- Little Rock Nine
- Minority Rights
- Moderate
- National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
- Separation Of Power
- Take Care Clause