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The Judicial Branch

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The job of the Supreme Court   interpret the Constitution  
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Refers to the Supreme Court determining the constitutionality of laws   Judicial Review  
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Chief Justice John Marshall affected government in the U.S. by putting limits on ___   the elastic clause  
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Supreme Court case that placed limits on freedom of speech   Schenck v. United States  
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Supreme Court case that a person accused of a crime is entitled to a reading of his or her rights at the time of an arrest   Miranda v. Arizona  
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Supreme Court case that increased the Supreme Court's power by establishing judicial review   Marbury v. Madison  
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Supreme Court case that ruled that racial segregation was constitutional   Plessy v. Ferguson  
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Supreme Court case that strengthened freedom of the press   New York Times C. v. United States  
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Supreme Court decision affected individual liberties by expanding the constitutional rights of people accused of crimes   Mapp v. Ohio, Gideon v. Wainwright, and Miranda v. Arizona  
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Supreme Court case ruled that wartime conditions justified the limitations placed on civil liberties   Korematsu v. United States  
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Supreme Court case that addressed interstate commerce   Gibbons v. Ogden  
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The Jim Crow laws were based on the Supreme court's interpretation of the   Equal protection clause in the 14th amendment  
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Supreme Court case that says the power of judicial review belongs to the courts   Marbury v. Madison  
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This Supreme Court case said no person or group is above the law during the Watergate era   U.S. v. Nixon  
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This Supreme Court decision dealt with equal protection of the law when separate education facilities were determined unequal   Brown v. Board of Education  
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Supreme Court justice who followed a policy of judicial activism, leading to broad changes in American society   Chief Justice Earl Warren  
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An action necessary to overturn a Supreme Court ruling   Passage of law by congress  
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Supreme Court cases dealing with the issue of states rights v. the Federal Government   McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden  
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Supreme Court case that strenghened the determination of abolitionists to achieve their goals   Dred Scott v. Sanford  
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Supreme Court cases that involved the issue of rights of students in schools   Tinker v. Des Moines and New Jersey v. TLO  
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Supreme court case where some aspects of the New Deal were declared unconstitutional   Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States  
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Supreme Court case that defined the issue of privacy rights   Roe v. Wade  
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Supreme Court case that banned state-required student prayer in public schools   Engel v. Vitale  
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Supreme Court case ruled that businesses that engage in interstate commerce could not segregate   Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States  
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Presiden Andrew Jackson's actions after defying the Supreme Court in the case of Worchester v. Georgia resulted in   The Trail of Tears  
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Plessy v. Ferguson was overtuned in 1954 by which Supreme Court case?   Brown v. Board of Education  
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Supreme Court case deals with a person's right to an attorney in all criminal cases   Gideon v. Wainright  
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Why are Supreme Court Justices appointed for life?   to protect them from political interference  
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This Supreme Court Justice dealt with privacy rights and feeedom of the press   Warren Burger  
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A Supreme Court Justice who does not agree with the decision of the other justices may write a   dissenting opinion  
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