Since the writing of footnote 4 in Carolene Products, the US Supreme Court has generally, though not always, upheld economic and social welfare legislation, and claimed a special responsibility for the judiciary in reviewing legislation that might impair civil rights and civil liberties

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Since the writing of footnote 4 in Carolene Products, the US Supreme Court has generally, though not always, upheld economic and social welfare legislation, and claimed a special responsibility for the judiciary in reviewing legislation that might impair civil rights and civil liberties. Briefly indicate how that post fn. 4 mission compares with the mission the Court set for itself between Reconstruction and Carolene Products, and use the remainder of your time to examine fully how well the Court fulfilled the mission it set out for itself in Carolene Products during the eras of the Warren, Burger, and Rehnquist Courts.