1803 - 1857
1895 - 1954
1962 - 1969
1971 -1978
Potpourri
100
The court case that effectively legalized slavery within the United States by stating that slaves were "property not people"
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford
100
This court case during American involvement in WWII restricted the civil liberties of Americans during times of war because the "rights of the many outweigh the rights of the few"
What is Korematsu v. United States
100
This court case restricted mandated prayer in public schools
What is Engel v. Vitale
100
This court case established that race could be one factor in university admissions but Only one
What is Regents of University of California v. Bakke
100
This court case overturned a state law that prohibited the burning of the American Flag, effectively legalizing the burning of the US Flag as a means of political expression
What is Texas v. Johnson
200
The court case that determined that state or federal governments could Not be Taxed because "the power to tax is the power to destroy"
What is McCulloch v. Maryland
200
This court case allowed for social segregation laws to be applied in the South as long as public services and facilities were equal "separate but equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
200
This court case established that students within public schools still maintained their 1st Amendment right to freedom of expression as long as it did not disrupt the learning environment
What is Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
200
This court case allowed for students to be bused into other school districts to increase racial mixing
What is Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education
200
This court case made the use of the death penalty illegal but in 1976 this court case made the death penalty legal with use of guidelines or state penal codes
What is Furman v. Georgia 1972 and Gregg v. Georgia 1976
300
The court cases that gave the US Supreme Court the Power to determine a law or a case verdict constitutional or unconstitutional or "Judicial Review"
What is Marbury v. Madison
300
The court case that stated the Sherman Anti-Trust Act could not be applied to American Sugar Refining Co. although the company controlled 90% of sugar processing because these were manufacturing companies not commerce
What is United States v. E.C. Knight Company
300
This court case stated that if a defendant could not afford a lawyer then one would be provided for him by the state
What is Gideon v. Wainwright
300
This court case gave women the right to continue or terminate a pregnancy through abortion
What is Roe v. Wade
300
This court case prohibited the use of evidence within court that was obtained illegally, without a search warrant
What is Mapp v. Ohio
400
The court case that gave the federal government the authority to regulate interstate trade
What is Gibbons v. Ogden
400
This court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson stating that separate was not legal and ordered a desegregation of all public facilities within the South
What is Brown v. Board of Education
400
This court case established the one person one vote concept
What is Baker v. Carr
400
This court case ruled that presidential privilege did not protect information during a congressional inquiry
What is United States v. Nixon
400
This court case established the authority of public school staff and administration to search students private property on school campus under reasonable suspicion
What is New Jersey v. TLO
500
This court case verdict Allow for Native Americans to remain on their ancestral land but the US President Did Not enforce the US Supreme Court ruling and the Native Americans were forced to leave leading to the Trail of Tears
What is Worcester v. Georgia
500
This court case restricted the civil liberty of freedom of speech during times of war because this could present "a clear and present danger" to national security
What is Schneck v. United States
500
This court case established the requirements of a citizens to be read his 5th Amendment rights prior to police interrogation
What is Miranda v. Arizona
500
This court case stated that states could regulate railroad rates within their territory and then this court case overturned the ruling giving the federal government the authority to regulate railroad rates
What is Munn v. Illinois & Wabash v. Illinois
500
This court case was a failed attempt to overturn the Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is the Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. US
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