The Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments- Equal Protection Under the Law

The video explores the impact of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, known as the Reconstruction Amendments, on American society. It discusses landmark Supreme Court cases like the Slaughterhouse Cases, Plessy vs. Ferguson, Korematsu, Shelly vs. Kraemer, and Brown vs. Board of Education, highlighting their influence on civil rights and equal protection under the law. The video also addresses the broader interpretation of the 14th Amendment over time, including its application to sex discrimination.

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 16th Amendment

What was the outcome of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case?

• It abolished the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

• It upheld the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

• It declared segregation unconstitutional.

• It applied the 14th Amendment to social issues.

What was the significance of the Korematsu vs. United States case?

• It upheld the exclusion order for Japanese-Americans.

• It declared internment camps unconstitutional.

• It ended racial segregation in schools.

• It overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

What did the Supreme Court rule in Shelley vs. Kraemer?

• The exclusion order for Japanese-Americans was unconstitutional.

• Segregation in public schools is constitutional.

• Racially restrictive covenants violate the 14th Amendment.

• Racially restrictive covenants are enforceable.

What was the impact of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision?

• It declared that separate schools are inherently unequal.

• It ruled that segregation in public transportation is legal.

• It applied the 14th Amendment only to federal issues.

• It upheld the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

How did the Supreme Court rule in the case involving Ida Phillips?

• It declared that the 14th Amendment does not apply to employment.

• It found that the hiring policy violated the law.

• It ruled that different hiring policies for men and women were legal.

• It upheld the company's hiring policy.

How did the interpretation of the 14th Amendment change over the 20th century?

• It was limited to issues of race and voting.

• It was interpreted more broadly to include state actions.

• It was applied only to federal government actions.

• It became more narrowly interpreted.