FAC: Landmark Supreme Court Cases

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Which Landmark Supreme Court case established the Supreme Court's power of "Judicial Review?"

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Marbury v. Madison

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Which early Landmark Supreme Court case determined that the concept of "Separate but Equal" was not discrimination? This was later overturned.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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In which Landmark Supreme Court case was the Plessy v. Ferguson decision overturned or reversed? This case found that "Separate but Equal" was discrimination, and lead to integrating public schools.

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Brown v. Board of Education

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In which Landmark Supreme Court case was it determined that States MUST provide a lawyer to people accused of a crime who can't afford one?

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Gideon v. Wainwright

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In which Landmark Supreme Court case was it determined that schools could censor school-sponsored publications like school newspapers?

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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

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In which Landmark Supreme Court case was it determined that people who were enslaved were not citizens and could not bring cases to court? This is now seen as one of the worst decisions in Supreme Court history, and was a major event that pushed the nation closer to civil war.

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Dred Scott v. Sandford

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In which Landmark Supreme Court case did students' armbands lead to the determination that students have free speech at school, as long as it is not a distraction to learning?

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Tinker v. Des Moines

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Which Landmark Supreme Court case involves your 5th Amendment right to no "Self-Incrimination?"

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Miranda v. Arizona

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Which Landmark Supreme Court case involves your 6th Amendment "Right to Legal Council?"

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Gideon v. Wainwright

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"Dred Scott v. Sandford," "Plessy v. Ferguson," and "Brown v. Board of Education" all involve which Constitutional principle?

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14th Amendment: "Equal Protection Clause"