Supreme Court Cases

The power of the judicial branch to review the actions of the executive and legislative branches and determine whether or not they are unconstitutional (this includes laws passed by Congress); the U.S. Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established this power

• judicial review

• executive review

• legislative process

• due process

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 the First Amendment applies to students in school. Case made it clear that students have rights.

• Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Tinker v. Des Moines

Which case included steamboats, New York, New Jersey and interstate commerce?

• Heart of Atlanta v US

• New York Times v US

• Gibbons v Ogden

• Roper v Simmons

The Supreme Court decision in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden dealt with-

• freedom of speech
• equal protection under the law
• the supremacy of the national government
• the rights of labor unions

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

What did the Supreme Court decide in the Korematsu V. US case?

• Because the United States was at war, racial discrimination is constitutional

• Racial discrimination is unconstitutional

• The president should be impeached

• Korematsu was right to deny the executive order

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

Which Landmark Supreme Court Case dealt with privacy rights at school?

• NJ v TLO

• Texas v Johnson

• Gideon v Wainwright

• Brown v Board of Education

States must pay for public defenders as a result of which U.S. Supreme Court case?

• District of Columbia v. Heller

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

• Miranda v. Arizona