Question

Examine Item C in your test documents. The aftermath of which supreme court case best proves hamilton's point in this passage? Item C is below.

A. Miranda v. Arizona
B. United States v. Lopez
C. Brown v. Board of Education
D. United States v. Nixon

Item C:
Whoever attentively considers the different departments of power must perceive, that, in a government in which they are separated from each other, the judiciary, from the nature of its functions, will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution; because it will be least in a capacity to annoy or injure them. The Executive not only dispenses the honors but holds the sword of the community. The legislature not only commands the purse but prescribes the rules by which the duties and rights of every citizen are to be regulated.

—Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 78

Answer 1

C. Brown v. Board of Education

Step-by-step explanation:

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, thereby striking down the "separate but equal" doctrine that had been established in Plessy v. Ferguson. This ruling demonstrates Hamilton's point in the passage because it shows that the judiciary, despite being the least dangerous of the three branches of government, was still able to exert significant influence and protect the political rights of citizens. This case shows that the judiciary was capable of using its powers to check the actions of the other branches of government and ensure that they were in line with the Constitution.