Supreme Court Cases

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Landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional?

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Brown V Board: Amendment 14

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A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision which held the Due Process Clause of the ____ Amendment and the right to counsel applies to juvenile defendants as well as to adult defendants.

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In Re Gault Amendments 14, 5 & 6

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Which court case established that the power to regulate interstate commerce rests with the federal government?

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Gibbons V Ogden

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Landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that the ____ Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires U.S. states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who are unable to afford their own.

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Gideon V Wainwright Amendment 6

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A landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States

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Marbury V Madison

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Judicial Review

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The supreme Courts ability to declare laws unconstitutional

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A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the ____ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution restricts prosecutors from using a person's statements made in response to interrogation as evidence at their trial unless they can show that the person was informed of the right to consult with an attorney before and during questioning, the right against self-incrimination before police questioning, and the defendant not only understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them.

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Miranda V Arizona 5th Amendment

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A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal"

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Plessy V Ferguson 14th Amendment

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What was the Supreme Court case and which idea did it uphold regarding the presidential executive privilege not being absolute?

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US. V Nixon, Rule of law

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Which Supreme Court case held that public school curricular student newspapers not established as forums for student expression are subject to censorship?

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Hazelwood V Kuhlmeier Amendment 1