Jeremy Waldron Freeman's Defense Of Judicial Review

For years society has believed the words Thomas Jefferson wrote stating “All men are created equal”, however, this is an unattainable ideal in our nation. Generation after generation, people have advocated that every man and woman is born into the world with the same abilities and chances to succeed in life. In spite of that, a large population of the country is denied and restricted from reaching their full potential. Each and every person is born with different financial situations, as well as different ethnic backgrounds that affect their path in life. These factors shape and impact the options people are granted in life, as well as the hardships they face, causing for people to have higher success rates than others. Racial injustices combined

Economic factors and studies prove the difficulties impoverished people face, causing for them to have less chance of employment and higher economic rank. Jeremy Waldron’s “Freeman’s Defense of Judicial Review” discusses the impact of educational background and how people who do not possess much money cannot attain a good education, causing for a narrow chance of success in life. The school system within the country contains socio-economic disadvantages. Students in lower economic classes tend to go to schools that do not provide the level of education other schools do. Multiple studies have proved that low income correlates to students having poor cognitive development, language, memory, and issues with relations to other people. Not to mention, low socioeconomic status factors into increasing dropout rates. The lack of education people get mirror their success in life, specifically relating to career paths. Employers seek certain educational requirements, which a

Discrimination and marginalization serve as a barrier to minorities seeking an escape from poverty. Westen Peter’s “The Concept of Equal Opportunity” discusses obstacles people of different ethnicities face in society and how it proves that full equality is unattainable. In the United States, roughly 75 percent of poverty is made up of African Americans, Indians, and citizens of Hispanic descent, whereas whites make up nearly 10 percent. Furthermore, “The British Journal of Sociology” includes an article by S.J.D Green who talks about segregating schools. For years, schools across the nation lack in diversity. This absence of multiculturalism traces back to the civil rights movement, schools were ¨separate but equal¨ until overturned in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education. Citizens argued that separating races creates a sense of inferiority and psychologically damages African American students. During the case, the court stated that the separation in educational facilities affected one´s education and personal growth. To add on, other obstacles African Americans faced can be seen in August Wilson's Fences. Wilson illustrated the hardships faced by African American families enclosed in a white society. The main character, Troy, struggled to obtain a good job at the beginning of the novel due to racial bias towards white people. Not