Supreme court decisions that changed the nation. The Dred Scott Decision
Description
The requirement that judges restrain their personal feelings and prevent outside factors from influencing their judicial decisions can be traced back to English common law. This practice is known as judicial restraint, and the abandonment of this essential principle is at the heart of a controversial case known as The Dred Scott Decision. The Dred Scott Decision involved slavery and states' rights, two subjects that elicited strong opinions from almost all Americans -- subjects that even U.S. justices seemed unable to confront with professional open-mindedness and judicial restraint. Ultimately, the course of this case testified to the breakdown of compromise between North and South, a breakdown that led the country to civil war.
Runtime
16 minutes
Series
Subjects
Contributor
Geography
Genre
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?AHIV;2873717
Similar Films
American experience. The abolitionists. Part 3 of 5
The Legislative branch
Amendment 9. Reserved rights of people
60 minutes. Justice Scalia. Part 2
American experience. John Brown's holy war. 5 of 5
American experience. The abolitionists. Part 3 of 5
American experience. John Brown's holy war. 5 of 5
American experience. The abolitionists. Part 2 of 5
Shaping America. Crisis & compromise. Lesson 19
Africans in America. Judgment day. Part 4
Supreme Court decisions that changed the nation. Gideon vs. Wainwright and Miranda vs. Arizona
American experience. The abolitionists. Part 5 of 5
God in Government
American experience. John Brown's holy war. 4 of 5
American experience. John Brown's holy war. 5 of 6