The U.S. constitution throughout the years.

The U.S. Supreme Court has played a major role in either expanding or limiting constitutional civil liberties in the U.S. The U.S. constitution was designed with executive, legislative and the judiciary branch to maintain checks and balance in the government. The Articles of Confederation, which was the first constitution of the U.S., designated Supreme Court as the head of the judiciary branch with the intent to establish justice in the U.…

…a human being but a mere property or else they would have granted citizenship everywhere in the U.S. regardless of the demarcation made by the Missouri Compromise. They were not treated equally which can be traced from the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson which promoted immense prejudice against African- Americans and ensured to limit their rights every possible way. Overall, the decision of the Supreme Court encouraged slavery and inferior treatment towards African Americans.