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Court Cases
A few U.S. Supreme Court Cases
Question | Answer |
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Court upheld "seperate but equal | Plessy v. Ferguson |
established the principle of judicial review, the power of the court to nullify unconstitutional laws | Marbury v. Madison |
legalized abortion in the first trimester | Roe v. Wade |
overturned "seperate but equal" | Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas |
the federal government had the right to establish the bank of the United States | McCulloch v. Maryland |
(not actually a Supreme Court case) only Congress can suspend a writ of habeas corpus(Latin for " you have the body" ) (interepreted legally as "you shall or you may have the body" | Ex Parte Merryman |
required appointed counsel in all trials | Gideon v. Wainwright |
First time Supreme Court struck down a state law; state legistlature did not have the powere to repeal a sale | Fletcher v. Peck |
Federal Government could intervene in state's reapportionment issues | Baker v. Carr |
Federal Government did NOT have the right to regulate child labor | Hammer v. Dagenhart |