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The Marshall Court (1801-1835) was most influential in terms of shaping the role of the Judicial Branch and the federal government in general.
The Warren Court (1953-1969) was most influential in terms of advancing civil rights and incorporating the Bill of Rights to the States.
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The nationalism of the era of good feeling is most clearly evident in the what?
appointment of John Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court
Which Supreme Court era is remembered for its concern with protecting the innocent against massive power of the state in criminal proceedings?
The Warren Court (1953-1969)
Many conservatives opposed the ERA because?
. They opposed the sexual revolution and abortion.
Who was the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court in 1880s?
Chief Justice Melville Fuller presided over the US Supreme Court from 1888 until 1910. Fuller was responsible for many of the decisions that dismantled African-Americans' civil rights in the post-Reconstruction era. He is probably best remembered for the Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) case that established the "separate but equal" doctrine, allowing Jim Crow laws to flourish throughout the nation. The ruling in Plessy was not overturned until Chief Justice Earl Warren lead the Court in Brown v. Board of Education, (1954).
How could the US Supreme Court's attitude toward federal economic intervention be characterized during the early years of the New Deal?
Hostile. The nine Lochner-era justices Roosevelt inherited from earlier administrations opposed most of his New Deal legislation, declaring six of the eight major Acts unconstitutional. The 1935 and 1936 Terms were especially brutal, but the Court began to shift toward a more progressive stance in 1937, as the older justices retired and were replaced.Roosevelt appointed eight new, liberal, justices between 1937 and 1943, beginning a progressive era that lasted into the 1970s.
