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15 Cards in this Set
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Marbury V Madison
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Established judicial review
-Courts right **most impostant case in US history |
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McCullouch V Maryland
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Established the principle of National Supremacy
Constitution and federal laws overrul state laws when the 2 conflict |
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Dred Scott V Stanford
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Ruled African Americans are not citizens
Declared slaves were property Congress CANNOT prohibit slavery |
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Plessy V Ferguson
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Legal justification for racial segregation
"Seperate but equal" doctrine Does not violate equal protection clause (14th Amendment) |
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Brown V Board of Education
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Seperation of races - discrimination
"Seperate but equal" eliminated Plessy V Ferguson overturned 14th Amendment- incorporate public schools Selective incorporation - due process rights |
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Baker V Carr
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Courts allowed citizens of states to sue in federal court in cases involving apportionment
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Reynolds V Sims
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Court declared state legislative districts to be apportioned equally
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Westbury V Sanders
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Court declared federal congressional districts to be apportioned equally
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Miranda V Arizona
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Established the right for the defendent to be informed of his/her rights.
Defendentant not informed- invalidated court proceedings |
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Escobedo V Illinois
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Court ruled the defedant has the right to a lawyer
Lawyer present during questioning |
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Mapp V Ohio
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Citizens of a state are protected against illegal search and seizure of property
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Gideon V Wainwright
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An attorney needs to be available for the defendent
Constitutional right- regardless of ability to pay |
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Gibbons V Ogden
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Established Basis for congressional regulatio agains interstate commerce
Supremacy of national law over stae when 2 conflict |
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US V Nixon
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Court declared execitive privilege not unlimited
Federal courts right to declare limitations |
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Furman V Georgia
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Court invalidated the death penalty in the states
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