MARBURY V. MADISON (1803)
What was established by this case
What is the principle of judicial review?
What's established in this case.
What is the supremacy of the U.S. Constitution and federal laws over state laws?
What was upheld by this case
What was the conviction of Charles Schenck for distributing leaflets that urged resistance to the military draft during World War 1?
The clause in the 4th Amendment that the case states race-based school segregation violates.
What is the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
The 1962 Supreme Court case of Baker v. Carr established this.
What established that legislative apportionment is a "justiciable" matter?
Marbury filed suit against his Secretary of State, who refused to deliver his commission
Who is James Madison?
An example of something that it made states not allowed to do.
Why states are not allowed to tax the federal government?
A member of the Socialist Party who opposed the draft and believed it violated the Thirteenth Amendment's prohibition of involuntary servitude.
Who is Charles Schneck?
The Brown v. Board of Education case overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine established by this prior court case.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The specific action done by the state of Tennessee that was challenged in Baker v. Carr
What is the failure of Tennessee to redraw its districts for over 60 years, resulting in unequal representation between its growing urban and declining rural areas?
The Supreme Court found this part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 to be unconstitutional - exceeding the Court's original jurisdiction.
What is Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789?
The principle that was established by Congress in this case.
What is federal supremacy?
The U.S. federal law that criminalizes the act of spying and the obstruction of military recruitment and operations, particularly during wartime.
What is the Espionage Act of 1917?
The origin location of this case.
Where is Topeka, Kansas?
The foundational principle of representation that was established by Baker v. Carr.
What is one person, one vote?