SS.7.C.3.11 Supreme Court Cases

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Determined that keeping people separate based on the color of their skin was acceptable. (It was not discrimination.)

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Determined that everyone was entitled to legal counsel regardless of their ability to pay.

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Gideon v. Wainwright

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Determined that keeping people separate based on the color of their skin was not acceptable.

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Brown v. Board of Education

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Determined that individuals must be told of their rights. Confessions can be thrown out if not.

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Miranda v. Arizona

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Everyone is entitled to due process...even juveniles.

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In re Gault

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This case determined the Supreme Court had the ability to declare a law unconstitutional. Options: Tinker v. Des Moines, Marbury v. Madison, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, U.S. v. Nixon

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Marbury v. Madison

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Students don't shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech at the "schoolhouse gate."

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Tinker v. Des Moines

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Schools have the right to limit a student's freedom of speech and of the press. Options: Tinker v. Des Moines, D.C. v. Heller, Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, In re Gault

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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

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What clause states that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law?

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Equal Protection Clause

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Judicial Review allows the Supreme Court to do what?

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Determine if a law is unconstitutional