AP U.S. Government and Politics / Unit 3: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
3.12 Balancing Minority and Majority Rights
Notes
Courts protect minority rights against majority rule. Cases like Brown and Obergefell v. Hodges (2015, same-sex marriage) show the Court protecting rights even when they're unpopular in some states.
Practice
Obergefell v. Hodges held that:
Fourteenth Amendment.
Courts protecting unpopular minorities reflects:
Constitutional rights.
Which tension is central to democracy?
Balancing.
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