Cat. 1: Power & Precedent
This 1803 case established the principle of judicial review, giving the Court the power to strike down unconstitutional laws.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This 1896 decision upheld state-mandated segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Because of this case, police must inform suspects of their 5th and 6th Amendment rights before questioning.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
In this case, the Court ruled that the First Amendment does not prevent school officials from exercising editorial control over school-sponsored publications.
What is Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier?
This 1857 case ruled that enslaved people were property, not citizens, and had no standing to sue in court.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
This principle, established in Marbury v. Madison, ensures the Constitution remains the "Supreme Law of the Land.
What is Judicial Review?
This 1954 landmark case overturned Plessy, ruling that "separate but equal" is inherently unequal in public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This case ensured that even if a defendant cannot afford a lawyer, the state must provide one under the 6th Amendment.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
The Hazelwood ruling established that student rights are not "coextensive" (the same) as adult rights in this specific type of educational setting.
What is a school-sponsored environment?
This case proved that "Executive Privilege" is not absolute and that even the President must comply with a subpoena.
What is United States v. Nixon?
Judicial review allows the Supreme Court to check the power of these two other branches of government.
What are the Legislative and Executive branches?
This Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause was the primary constitutional basis for the ruling in Brown v. Board.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This case ruled that juveniles (minors) accused of crimes must be afforded the same due process rights as adults.
What is In re Gault?
This landmark school case (often contrasted with Hazelwood) protected student symbolic speech, like wearing black armbands to protest a war.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
In the Dred Scott decision, the Court interpreted this 5th Amendment clause—which protects property—to rule that Congress could not ban slavery in territories.
What is the Due Process Clause?
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What is a Writ of Certiorari?
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