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The 14th and 15th Amendments were undermined by the Supreme Court because the court ruled that Congress was not able to punish a state or states that violated the civil rights of African-Americans. The purpose of the amendments was to correct injustices that had resulted from slavery.
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Which amendments we ignored?
The amendments are not ignored. They are used daily in court and cases that come before the Supreme Court.
Why can amendments to the Constitution negate Supreme Court decisions?
The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land, which all government officials swear to uphold. Supreme Court decisions are subordinate to constitutional amendments, and represent one of the few ways a Supreme Court decision can be changed.
The Supreme Court did not interpret the Fourteenth Amendment as incorporating the Bill of Rights until?
the 1960s
What other groups have turned to the Supreme Court to protect their Civil Rights?
Bill of Rights and The Fourteenth Amendment.
What is the formal constitutional check on the supreme courts power of judicial review?
Congress can check the power of the Supreme Court by introducing amendments to the Constitution.
