🧠 Judicial Power
This 1803 case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This 1954 case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This WWI-era case said speech that presents a “clear and present danger” isn’t protected.
What is Schenck v. United States?
This case established the right to an attorney even if you can’t afford one.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
This 1985 case struck down moments of silence for prayer in public schools.
What is Wallace v. Jaffree?
This case said the federal government could create a bank and states couldn’t tax it.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This 1857 case said enslaved people were not U.S. citizens.
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford?
This 1969 case ruled students could wear armbands in protest.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This 1966 case led to the creation of the "you have the right to remain silent..." warning.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
This 2010 case ruled corporations could fund political ads under free speech.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
This 1974 decision limited presidential privilege by requiring Nixon to release tapes.
What is United States v. Nixon?
This 1896 case upheld segregation under “separate but equal.
”What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This 1971 case upheld freedom of the press in publishing classified Vietnam War documents.
What is New York Times v. United States?
This 1988 case ruled it was unconstitutional to execute someone under 16.
What is Thompson v. Oklahoma?
This case ruled public schools can’t promote religion, even silently.
What is Wallace v. Jaffree?
This 2000 case stopped the Florida recount, effectively deciding the presidency.
What is Bush v. Gore?
This 1972 case struck down overly broad use of the death penalty.
What is Furman v. Georgia?
This 1989 case ruled flag burning was protected symbolic speech.
What is Texas v. Johnson?
This case allowed the death penalty again, as long as it was applied fairly.
What is Gregg v. Georgia?
This 1972 decision legalized abortion based on the right to privacy (later overturned).
What is Roe v. Wade?
This ruling strengthened the Court’s power by allowing it to strike down state laws conflicting with federal law.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This 1976 case reinstated the death penalty with clearer standards.
What is Gregg v. Georgia?
This 2011 case said even offensive funeral protests were protected speech.
What is Snyder v. Phelps?
This 1972 case halted all executions until states revised death penalty laws.
What is Furman v. Georgia?
This case protected offensive public protests under the First Amendment.
What is Snyder v. Phelps?