Question

Think about the examples of how the federal government took actions to extend or protect the civil rights of marginalized groups. Identify the action that is matched with the correct marginalized group.(1 point)
Responses

An executive order creates the ADA.
An executive order creates the ADA.

The Twenty-sixth Amendment protects women’s rights.
The Twenty-sixth Amendment protects women’s rights.

A Supreme Court ruling protects LGBTQ+ rights in Obergefell v. Hodges.
A Supreme Court ruling protects LGBTQ+ rights in Obergefell v. Hodges.

A Supreme Court ruling creates Title IX to protect the rights of female college students.
A Supreme Court ruling creates Title IX to protect the rights of female college students.

Answer 1

Only this one is correct:

- A Supreme Court ruling protects LGBTQ+ rights in Obergefell v. Hodges. (Correct — Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.)

Why the others are incorrect (briefly):
- The ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) was passed by Congress and signed into law in 1990, not created by executive order.
- The Twenty-sixth Amendment lowered the voting age to 18; it does not specifically protect women’s rights. (The 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote.)
- Title IX was created by Congress as part of the Education Amendments of 1972, not by a Supreme Court ruling (though courts have interpreted it in later cases).