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Top Ten US Supreme
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Marbury v. Madison | judicial review |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | federal supremacy and implied powers |
| Dred Scott v. Sandford | enslaved people not citizens; limits on Congress banning slavery |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | “separate but equal” segregation allowed |
| Brown v. Board of Education | school segregation unconstitutional |
| Gideon v. Wainwright | right to a lawyer for defendants who cannot afford one |
| Miranda v. Arizona | police must inform suspects of rights before questioning |
| Roe v. Wade | constitutional privacy right included abortion (later overturned) |
| United States v. Nixon | president not above the law; limits executive privilege |
| Obergefell v. Hodges | same |