Supreme Court Practice 2

This case established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review.

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

• Marbury v. Madison

• District of Columbia v. Heller

In this case the Supreme Court ruled that First Amendment rights applied to students.

• Marbury v. Madison

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• District of Columbia v. Heller

This case gave schools the right to censor or limit student speech in certain cases.

• Marbury v. Madison

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• District of Columbia v. Heller

In this case states were told they could not prohibit handgun ownership, although they can set reasonable restrictions.

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• District of Columbia v. Heller

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Gideon v. Wainwright

The Supreme Court ruled that suspects must always be informed of their Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights before interrogation; otherwise, their confession cannot be used in court.

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Plessey v. Ferguson

• In re Gault

• Gideon v. Wainwright

The Supreme Court ruled that although juvenile courts should have different procedures than adult courts, normal "due process" rights still applied to minors.

• Bush v. Gore

• Plessey v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• In Re Gault

Because of this case states now offer poor defendants the services of a public defender.

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Bush v. Gore

The court held that racial segregation did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment's right to "equal protection," so long as the facilities provided to each race were "separate but equal."

• Bush v. Gore

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• United States v. Nixon

• Plessey v. Ferguson

This court decision would be the first step toward ending racial segregation in the South.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Bush v. Gore

• United States v. Nixon

• Marbury v. Madison

This decision emphasized that even the President is not above the rule of law.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• In Re Gault

• United States v. Nixon

• Miranda v. Arizona