Mid-Term Review Part III: Landmark Supreme Court Cases

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Two significances of the Landmark Supreme Court Case McCulloch v Maryland (1819)

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Provided support to the Elastic Clause and established the power of the federal government over the states

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The Incorporation of the Exclusionary Rule was based on the Supreme Court's ruling in​...

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Mapp v Ohio, 1961

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The Supreme Court ruled that people must be informed of their rights upon arrest (including the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney) in...

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Miranda v Arizona, 1966

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Upheld segregation laws according to the "separate but equal" doctrine

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Plessy v Ferguson, 1896

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Court ruled separate public schools are inherently unequal, thus starting racial desegregation

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Brown v Board of Education, 1954

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Persons charged with a crime have a right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one

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Gideon v Wainwright, 1964

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Supreme Court decision that led to the creation of Super PACs

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Citizens United v FEC, 2010

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The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution's Commerce Clause gives the national government exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce

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Gibbons v Ogden, 1824

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Congress must consider present-day, rather than historical, discrimination when determining which states and localities require federal permission to change their voting laws

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Shelby County v Holder, 2013

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Established the principle of incorporation, which allows the Bill of Rights to be applied to states

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Gitlow v New York, 1925