The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of many issues involving the individual, despite there not be unanimous or even majority agreement among the citizens. The most recent example of this would be, according to the text:

• A. Roe v. Wade
• B. Brown v. Board of Education
• C. Obergefell v. Hodges
• D. Marbury v. Madison

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is that the Supreme Court can protect individual rights even when public opinion isn’t in full agreement. Obergefell v. Hodges is the best example because the Court held that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage and required states to recognize and license those marriages. This shows the Court acting to safeguard an individual liberty despite widespread disagreement in society at the time.

Roe v. Wade is about abortion rights and is indeed controversial, but it occurred earlier than Obergefell. Brown v. Board of Education focuses on desegregation in education and is also an older landmark. Marbury v. Madison established judicial review, not a contemporary protection of a specific individual right in the face of public opinion.