Constructionism or judicial activism in the decision-making process utilized by the Courts

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Write a 3-5 page paper discussing the federalist premise that some social issues are best left to the determination of individual states, as that premise relates to the expansion of individual liberties examined in the referenced cases below. After your research and review of these cases, and based on your analysis, provide a defense of either strict constructionism or judicial activism in the decision-making process utilized by the Courts throughout contemporary American history. Dred Scott v. Sandford, (1857) Plessy v. Ferguson, (1896) Brown v. Board of Education, (1954) Griswold v. Connecticut, (1965) Loving v. Virginia, (1967) Roe v. Wade, (1973) Lawrence v. Texas, (2003) Van Orden v. Perry, (2004) Obergefell v. Hodges, (2015)