McCulloch v. Maryland
The petitioner in this case was who?
James McCulloch
Who was the petitioner in this case?
William Marbury
What Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
What is Brown v. Board of Education
What Supreme Court case dealt with how voting districts are drawn?
What is Baker v. Carr
What Supreme Court case forced President Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes?
What is United States v. Nixon
What state was trying to tax the national bank in this case?
Maryland
Who was the Secretary of State that refused to deliver Marbury’s commission?
James Madison
What doctrine, established in Plessy v. Ferguson, was overturned by this case?
What is “separate but equal”
What principle means that each person’s vote should have equal weight in elections?
What is “one person, one vote”
What major political scandal was this case connected to?
What is the Watergate scanda
What was the main constitutional principle the Supreme Court used to justify Congress creating a national bank?
The Necessary and Proper Clause
What type of document was Marbury supposed to receive for his job?
A judicial commission
What amendment was used as the basis for the Court’s decision, arguing that segregation violated equal protection under the law?
What is the 14th Amendment
What constitutional amendment was used in this case to argue unequal voting districts were unfair?
What is the 14th Amendment
What principle did the Court say is not absolute, meaning a president cannot refuse all court orders?
What is executive privilege
Who was the Chief Justice that wrote the majority opinion in this case?
John Marshall
Who was the Chief Justice that wrote the opinion in this case?
John Marshall
Who was the Chief Justice who led the Supreme Court during this unanimous decision?
Who is Earl Warren
What did the Supreme Court decide about federal courts and redistricting cases in this ruling?
What is that federal courts are allowed to hear redistricting cases
What did the Supreme Court rule about a president’s power when it conflicts with the judicial system?
What is that the president is not above the law and must comply with court orders?
What two major ideas did this case establish about federal vs. state power?
Federal supremacy over states AND implied powers of Congress
What major principle did this case establish that allows the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional?
Judicial review
What was the name of the earlier Kansas case involving Linda Brown that became part of this landmark Supreme Court decision?
What is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
What problem in Tennessee’s voting districts led to this case being filed?
What is that rural districts had much more voting power than urban districts due to unequal population representation
What was the significance of the tapes in this case that made them so important to the Court’s decision?
What is that they contained evidence related to possible obstruction of justice in the Watergate cover-up