Essay: 7 pages

Essay: 7 pages

The Constitution has been affected by – and in turn has affected – major developments in

American society. War, economic events, civil unrest and a variety of other pivotal moments

in U.S. history have produced constitutional amendments and significant changes in judicial

doctrines. Choose three such periods and discuss the impact of events arising in those periods onconstitutional developments(include cases, amendments and important reactions fromthe President and Congress.)

The paper should reference several U.S. Supreme Court decisions and their relevance.

Use the following U.S. Supreme Court Cases in the essay:

·         Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)

·         Williamson v. Lee Optical (1955)

·         Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (2) (1955)

·         Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1) (1954)

·         West Virginia Board of Education (1943)

·         Skinner v. State of Oklahoma ex rel. Williamson (1942)

·         West Coast Hotel Company v. Parrish (1937)

·         Buck v. Bell (1927)

·         Muller v. Oregon (1908)

·         Lochner v. New York (1905)

·         Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

·         Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886)

·         Bradwell v. Illinois (1873)