Landmark Supreme Court Cases

No one is above the law...not even the president.

• Bush v. Gore

• Marbury v. Madison

• Miranda v. Arizona

• U.S. v. Nixon

Suspects cannot be questioned (interrogated) until they are informed of their rights (right to remain silent, right to an attorney, etc.)

• Brown v Board of Education

• Miranda v Arizona

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Bush v Gore

Established the Supreme Courts power of “Judicial Review” to see if laws are Constitutional / Unconstitutional. (Judicial Branch interprets the laws)

• Marbury v Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• In Re Gault

• N.J. v. TLO

Established “Separate but Equal”, which provided separate public facilities for both whites and blacks as long as they were equal.

• Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg

• In Re Gault

• Brown v Board of Education

• Plessy v Ferguson

Ruled that “Separate but Equal” was Unconstitutional.

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

• Marbury v Madison

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown v Board of Education

Students have the right to free speech at school as long it doesn’t disrupt school activities. (wearing black armbands in protest)

• In Re Gault

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Bethel v. Fraser

• Tinker v Des Moines

In the Supreme Court case ____ v. ____, the court ruled that people who can't afford an attorney would have one appointed to them.

• Furman v. Georgia
• Brown v. Board
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• McCulloch v. Maryland

Which court case allowed individuals to burn the US flag as symbolic speech?

• Plessy v Ferguson
• Texas v Johnson
• Marbury v Madison
• Miranda v. Arizona

Which court case is important in protecting the 4th Amendment right to "unreasonable search and seizures"? 

• Mapp v Ohio
• Gideon v Wainwright
• US v Nixon
• Brown v Board of Ed

This case decided that due process has to be followed in cases involving juveniles 

• Texas v. Johnson
• In Re Gault
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Miranda v. Arizona