Historical Elections
This controversial election saw the Supreme Court side with Republican nominee George W. Bush in invalidating a recount of select Florida counties by Democratic nominee Al Gore as unconstitutional.
What was the 2000 United States Presidential Election?
This landmark Supreme Court controversially established the principal of judicial review, which asserts the Supreme Court can invalidate unconstitutional legislation.
What was Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
The most recent presidential election in which the Republican nominee won the state of Minnesota (which currently holds the longest-running record of not flipping in a presidential election) and the Republican nominee in that election.
This constitutional amendment is the most recent to be ratified, and bars members of Congress from increasing their salary such that it takes effect before legislative elections are held, and this is the year it was ratified.
What is the 27th Amendment to the United States Constitution and what was 1992?
This midterm election saw Radical Republicans gain control of Congress and frustrate Andrew Johnson's presidency, leading to a more radical Reconstruction
What were the 1866-7 United States Elections?
This landmark Supreme Court case held secession from the United States was unconstitutional, citing the preamble's reference of a 'more perfect union' as referring (and preserving) to the Articles of Confederation's reference to the union as 'perpetual.'
What was Texas v. White (1868)?
This midterm election, held following a financial panic, saw the single-largest seat change in the history of the House of Representatives and is considered by many to have marked the beginning of the Progressive Era
What were the 1894-5 United States Elections?
This landmark Supreme Court case solidified the principle of judicial supremacy, which asserts the prerogative of the Supreme Court to authoritatively interpret the Constitution in a manner binding upon all other branches of the government.
What was Cooper v. Aaron (1958)?
This presidential election is widely considered the single most contentious in American history, being marked by allegations of rampant voter fraud, voter intimidation, and three states whose votes were disputed. This election was resolved only after a congressional Electoral Commission awarded the states to the victor, causing him to win by a single electoral vote.
What was the 1876 United States Presidential Election?
This landmark Supreme Court is often a candidate for the single most significant Supreme Court case, having established the principle of implied powers in authorizing the establishment of a national bank and that of federal supremacy in establishing states could not tax federal institutions
What was McCullough v. Maryland (1819)?