Landmark of Supreme Court cases

The case established the Court’s power of judicial review. The Court had the duty of interpreting the law. If the court identifies a law in conflict with the Constitution, the law is invalid.

• Marbury V. Madison

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

• Miranda v. Arizona

Ruled that suspects must always be informed of their rights before interrogation. Police must read suspects their “Miranda Rights”

• Miranda v. Arizona

• In Re Gault

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Tinker v. Des Moines

Ruled that racial segregation did not violate right to “equal protection,” (14th Amendment). Facilities provided to each were “separate but equal.” Segregation strengthened across south.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• In Re Gault

Ruled racially segregated public schools violated “equal protection.” Facilities provided to African-Americans inferior, not equal. First step toward ending racial segregation in South.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• In Re Gault

The Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property. Therefore, they had no legal right to file lawsuits against their owners/masters.

• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Roe v. Wade
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson

The SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) decided that slaves were property and could not sue ensuring that slaves had no rights because they were considered property and not humans.

• Marbury v Madison

• Dred Scott v Sanford

• Plessy v Ferguson

• McCulloch v Maryland

This ruling said that people of African descent, whether or not they were slaves, could never be citizens of the United States, and that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories.

• Brown vs Board of Ed

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Furman v. Georgia

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

This decision allowed for women to have abortions

• Roe vs. Wade
• Griswold v. Connecticut
• Mapp v. Ohio
• New Jersey v. T.L.O.

What case required the president to hand over tapes as evidence in a Congressional investigation?

• U.S. v. Nixon
• U.S. v. Johnson
• U.S. v. Kennedy
• U.S. v. Reagan

The name of the main person involved int his case is

• Eduardo Miranda

• Ernesto Miranda

• Elberto Miranda

• Emilio Miranda