What Effect Did Supreme Court Rulings in Cases Such as Slaughterhouse

question 25

Multiple Choice

What effect did Supreme Court rulings in cases such as Slaughterhouse (1873) and United States v. Cruikshank (1876) have on black civil rights?

• A) These cases protected the Fourteenth Amendment, keeping black civil rights unchanged.
• B) These cases narrowed the Fourteenth Amendment, reducing black civil rights.
• C) These cases expanded the Fourteenth Amendment, expanding black civil rights.
• D) These cases stripped the Fourteenth Amendment, taking away black civil rights.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and to manage emotional conflict and internal or external stressors.

Case Study Method

A research methodology that involves an in-depth observation and detailed analysis of a single subject or entity to explore underlying principles or phenomena.

Long-Term Effectiveness

The sustained ability of a process, strategy, or action to achieve desired results over an extended period.

Forgetting Parapraxes

Mistakes or slips of the tongue, often referred to as Freudian slips, that are believed to reveal subconscious thoughts or desires.