Supreme Court Cases List Flashcards

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Which Supreme Court case best completes the partial outline below? I. ______________________________
A. Heard under Chief Justice John Marshall
B. Established judicial review
C. Strengthened the judiciary
  1. 1.Marbury v. Madison (1803)
  2. 2.McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
  3. 3.Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
  4. 4.Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)
Marbury v. Madison set the precedent that the Court could review a law and decide whether it was unconstitutional. If the law was declared unconstitutional, that is, in opposition to the principles laid out in the Constitution, the law would be discarded.
Which Supreme Court case is correctly paired with the constitutional issue it addressed?
  1. Gibbons v. Ogden -- interstate commerce
  2. Dred Scott v. Sanford -- executive privilege
  3. Gideon v. Wainwright -- voting rights
  4. Roe v. Wade -- rights of the accused
Gibbons v. Ogden Dred Scott’s case was pre-Civil War and ruled that slaves were property. Gideon’s case involved the right to a lawyer. Roe v. Wade covered a women’s right to privacy in abortion. Gibbons v. Ogden covered interstate commerce and clarified federal supremacy over state contracts
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to speak to.....
  1. 1.Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
  2. 2. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
  3. 3. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
  4. 4. Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
#3This is a quote from the 1966 Miranda decision.The Gideon case secured the right to a trial.The Mapp case protected citizens from illegal searches.The Tinker decision stated that symbolic gestures, such as wearing an arm band, are protected under the first amendment right of free speech.
The Supreme Court decisions in Gibbons v. Ogden and Northern Securities Co. v. United States were based on the federal government’s power to
  1. 1. issue patents
  2. 2. control the stock market
  3. 3. regulate interstate commerce
  4. 4. encourage technological development
# 3 Gibbons v. Ogden made clear that the federal government would watch over interstate commerce. Northern Securities Co. v. United States was part of the anti-trust movement in the early 20th century; it stated that the federal government would be on the watch for those businesses that blocked competition.
The significance of the Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison is that
  1. 1. a Federal law was declared unconstitutional
  2. 2. the principle of States rights was greatly strengthened
  3. 3. the separate but equal principle was established
  4. 4. the constitutionality of the National Bank was upheld
#1 Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the Supreme Court, by declaring a Federal law unconstitutional, established judicial review. The Supreme Court interprets the law and decides if it agrees with the Constitution.
The term “judicial review” refers to the power of the
  1. 1. Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws
  2. 2 Congress to pass laws over the veto of the President
  3. 3 states to approve amendments to the Constitution
  4. 4 President to veto bills passed by Congress
#1 Early in the establishment of the US, the Supreme Court began the practice of determining the constitutionality of laws. This is judicial review.
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) had a major impact on United States history because the decision
  1. 1. eliminated the power of the states in the area of civil rights
  2. 2. abolished the equal protection clause of the Federal Constitution
  3. 3. provided a constitutional basis for segregation laws
  4. 4. extended African-American voting rights.
#3 Between 1896 and 1954, the Supreme Court decision actually had the effect of allowing legalized segregation.
The police enter an individual’s home without invitation or a warrant and seize evidence to be used against the individual. Which Supreme Court decision may be used to rule this evidence inadmissible in court?
  1. Baker v. Carr
  2. Gideon v. Wainwright
  3. Mapp v. Ohio
  4. Roe v. Wade
Mapp v. Ohio ruled that citizens are protected against unlawful search by the states as well as by the Federal government
The Supreme Court cases of Tinker v. Des Moines and New Jersey v. TLO involved the issue of
  1. 1. freedom of the press
  2. 2. freedom of religion
  3. 3. the rights of students in school
  4. 4. the rights of prison inmates
The Rights of Students in School Both cases involved adolescents. In Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) free speech was extended to non-verbal speech when students chose to exercise this right by wearing black arm bands in protest of the Vietnam War. In New Jersey v. TLO (1985) the court determined that the civil liberties of an adolescent regarding property search were the same as those of an adult.
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