The US Supreme Court's Decision in the 1873 Case in Which

question 84

Multiple Choice

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the 1873 case in which Myra Bradwell challenged an Illinois statute excluding women from practicing law

• A) was the first time the Court interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment as establishing gender equality.
• B) was a severe blow to the idea of "separate spheres" for men and women.
• C) resulted the following year in congressional passage of the groundbreaking Legal Practice Act.
• D) demonstrated that, while racial definitions of freedom were changing, gendered ones still existed.
• E) was praised by Bradwell, who went on to become the first woman on the Illinois Supreme Court.

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Definitions:

Price Ceiling

A legal maximum price that can be charged for a product or service, intended to protect consumers from high prices.

Consumer Surplus

The discrepancy between what consumers are ready and capable of spending for a good or service, as shown by the demand curve, and the actual amount paid by them, known as the market price.

Producer Surplus

The difference between what producers are willing to accept for a good or service versus what they actually receive, due to market prices.

Total Surplus

The aggregate benefit to society, constituted by the addition of consumer and producer surplus, derived from the creation and utilization of goods and services.