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

Question

An executive order creates the ADA. An executive order creates the ADA. 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. A Supreme Court ruling protects LGBTQ+ rights in Obergefell v. Hodges. A Supreme Court ruling protects LGBTQ+ rights in Obergefell v. Hodges. The Twenty-sixth Amendment protects women’s rights.

Answer 1

The correct match among the options provided is:

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

Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) was a landmark Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage across the United States, thus protecting LGBTQ+ rights.

The other options are not accurately matched:

• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was enacted by Congress in 1990, not created by an executive order.
• Title IX was established by the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibited sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities; it was not created by a Supreme Court ruling.
• The Twenty-sixth Amendment, ratified in 1971, lowered the voting age to 18, which is related to age rather than specifically protecting women's rights.

So, the only correct match in the provided list is related to Obergefell v. Hodges and LGBTQ+ rights.