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Supreme Court NYS
A review of the major Supreme Court Cases on the NYS Regents
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Marbury v. Madison | Established the concept of Judical Review |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | A state cannot sue a government organization and the elastic clause can be used to expand federal power |
| Gibbons v. Ogden | Congressional regulation of interstate commerce. Declare national law supreme to state law. |
| Worcester v. Georgia | Built the foundation of tribal sovereignty for Native Americans |
| Scott v. Sandford | The federal government cannot depreive a citizen of their property and a slave cannot bring a lawsuit |
| Munn v. Illinois | Allowed states to regulate certain businesses within their borders |
| Wabash v. Illinois | Severely limited the rights of states to control interstate commerce |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Established the concept of Seperate but Equal |
| Standard Oil v. United States | First Supreme Court case to break up a monopoly |
| Schenck v. United States | The United States has the right to limit speech which presents a "clear and present danger" |
| Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States | Declared aspects of the New Deal unconstitutional |
| United States v. Butler | Declared aspects of the New Deal unconstitutional |
| Korematsu v. United States | Freedoms can be taken away or limited during a time of war |
| Brown v. Board of Ed. | Declared Seperate but Equal unconstitutional |
| Mapp v. Ohio | Evidence obtained through a search that violates the Fourth Amendment is inadmissible in state courts |
| Engel v. Vitale | Public prayer in school violated the first amendment |
| Gideon v. Wainwright | People are entitled to free legal services |
| Miranda v. Arizona | Established that criminals need to be informed of their rights upon arrest |
| Tinker v. Des Moines | Students have the right to "nondisruptive speech" in schools |
| New York Times Co. v. United States | Defended freedom of the press |
| Roe v. Wade | Legalized abortion in the US based on a woman's right to privacy |
| United States v. Nixon | Declared that the president of the United States is not above the law |
| University of California v. Bakke | Colleges cannot set racial quotas but may use race as a determining factor in admission |
| New Jersey v. T.L.O. | Dealt with students rights while in school, school officials have the right to search students |
| Clinton v. Jones | A sitting President of the United States has no immunity from civil law litigation against him, for acts done before taking office and unrelated to the office |
| Bush v. Gore | Determined the winner of the 2000 election, Bush won |