3.12 landmark court cases

Legal or social separation of races.

• socialism

• The Declaration of Rights

• Segregation

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

• District of Columbia v Heller

• Brown v Board of Education

• In Re Gault

• Plessy v Ferguson

A person accused of a crime no matter how poor has the right to an attorney during trial. Enforces the 6^th Amendment.

• Gideon v Wainwright

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Miranda v Arizona

• United States 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

• Bush v Gore

• Tinker v Des Moines

What is it called when the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether something is legal or illegal (unconstitutional)?

• supreme court review

• judicial review

• due process

• segregation

Determined the FL Supreme Court could not order a recount of ballots.

• Marbury v. Madison

• Bush v. Gore

• U.S. v. Nixon

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

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

• Marbury v Madison

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

• In Re Gault

• District of Columbia v Heller

What is called when someone is being forced to testify against oneself?

• reflection

• self-incrimination

• self-process

• judicial review

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

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Bush v. Gore

• U.S. v. Nixon

• Marbury v. Madison

Ruled that “Separate but Equal” was Unconstitutional.

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier

• Brown v Board of Education

• Marbury v Madison