Early Federal Power
This case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
This decision ruled that African Americans could not be U.S. citizens.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)?
Upheld congressional regulation of monopolies in railroads.
What is Northern Securities Co. v. United States (1904)?
Required police to inform suspects of their rights.
What is Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
Legalized abortion as part of the right to privacy.
What is Roe v. Wade (1973)?
Declared Congress had implied powers and a national bank was constitutional.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)?
Legalized racial segregation under "separate but equal."
What is Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
Legalized minimum wage and overturned prior rulings.
What is West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937)?
Guaranteed the right to an attorney in felony cases.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)?
Limited affirmative action; race can't be the only factor.
What is Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)?
Strengthened federal power to regulate interstate commerce.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?
Overturned Plessy and desegregated public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
Upheld government’s right to break up monopolies.
What is United States v. E.C. Knight Co. (1895)?
Declared that symbolic speech (like armbands) is protected.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?
Banned school-sponsored prayer in public schools.
What is Engel v. Vitale (1962)?
Upheld property rights against state law impairments.
What is Fletcher v. Peck (1810)?
Affirmed federal authority over state discrimination in restaurants.
What is Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964)?
Upheld New Deal regulation of agriculture.
What is Wickard v. Filburn (1942)?
Affirmed freedom of the press during national security threats.
What is New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)?
Strengthened the one person, one vote principle.
What is Baker v. Carr (1962)?
Protected private contracts from state interference.
What is Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)?
Required racial gerrymandering to be justiciable.
What is Shaw v. Reno (1993)?
Limited federal power under the Commerce Clause for the first time in decades.
What is United States v. Lopez (1995)?
Upheld use of contraceptives as part of the right to privacy.
What is Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)?
Protected students from mandatory flag salute.
What is West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette (1943)?