Civics Unit 5 Study Guide

Marbury v. Madison

• As a result, school newspapers could be censored by school officials.
• The judicial branch now had the power of interpretation of the constitutionality of laws.
• This case took away students' rights to equal protection.

Plessy v. Ferguson

• It established the legal separation of races in the United States.

• As long as the protest does not disrupt school, it is allowable. (they have 1st Amendment protection)

• As a result, counsel is provided for all defendants in criminal cases who are unable to afford their own attorney.

• This case helps to better protect the due process rights of the accused.

Brown v. Board of Education

• The judicial branch now had the power of interpretation of the constitutionality of laws.
• This case helps to better protect the due process rights of the accused.
• It established the legal separation of races in the United States.
• It's illegal to create racially segregated schools

This case is important because it overturned Plessy V. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Marbury v. Madison

• US v. Nixon

Tinker v. Des Moines

• As long as the protest does not disrupt school, it is allowable. (they have 1st Amendment protection)
• The judicial branch now had the power of interpretation of the constitutionality of laws.
• As a result, school newspapers could be censored by school officials.
• It's illegal to create racially segregated schools

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• This case took away students' rights to equal protection.
• This case helped limit the powers of the executive branch.
• As a result, school newspapers could be censored by school officials.
• This case helps to better protect the due process rights of the accused.

Gideon v. Wainwright

• It established the legal separation of races in the United States.
• As a result, counsel is provided for all defendants in criminal cases who are unable to afford their own attorney.
• This case helped limit the powers of the executive branch.

Miranda v. Arizona

• As long as the protest does not disrupt school, it is allowable. (they have 1st Amendment protection)
• It's illegal to create racially segregated schools
• This case helps to better protect the due process rights of the accused.
• This case helped limit the powers of the executive branch.

US v. Nixon

• This case took away students' rights to equal protection.
• It established the legal separation of races in the United States.
• This case helped limit the powers of the executive branch.
• As long as the protest does not disrupt school, it is allowable. (they have 1st Amendment protection)

This case ruled that slaves were property and could not sue

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Tinker v. Des Moines