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13 Cards in this Set
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Marbury v. Madison 1803
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Art.3 Sec.2 Marbury was Justice of the Peace in District of Co. He didn't his letters from Pres.James Madison so he went to the S.C. They said his claim was based off of something unconstitutional. Helps establish how checks and balances work.
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McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
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Art.1 Sec.8 Maryland put tax on all 2nd back of US bank notes to try to shut it down. McCulloch won, states may no interfer with gov. happenings. Congress has implied powers.
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Gideon v. Wainwright 1963
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6th amendment state must provide attorneys to criminals who cant afford one. Clarence Earl Gideon stole money from a place. he won.
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Fletcher v. Peck 1810
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Art.1 Sec.10 two guys who teamed up against eachother. fletcher sued peck for selling him land he didnt have the title to. He wanted to lose by the supreme court saying that indians dont hold the land and that he did. helped legal contracts.
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Gibbons v. Ogden 1824
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Art.1 Sec.8 Gibbons a steam boat driver trade regulater. Ogden wanted to stop him because the interstate trade laws were conflicting. Congress thus got the consent to make them.
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Engel v. Vitale 1962
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1st Amendement Unconstitutional to have an offical school prayer and require recitation in public schools. Engel won
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Lemon v. Kurtzman 1971
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1st Amendement Government reinburses private catholic schools for public school courses they teach. Lemon won.
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Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
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14th Amendment defines citizenship. Seperate but equal remains. Plessy couldn't sit in his train seat. Ferguson won.
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Brown v. Board of Education 1952-1954
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Equal protection clause of 14th Amentment. No more seperate but equal. Combinded schools. Brown won.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha 1982-1983
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one house cannot veto something, 2 have to. Chadha was a forgein exchange student who was goign to eb deported.
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Miranda v. Arizona 1966
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5th &14th amendment, defendents must knwo their rights and voluntarily waive them.
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Clinton v. New York City 1998
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Art. 1 the president can nullify, veto parts of a bill
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Mapp v. Ohio 1961
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4th &14th amendment. evidence obtained in illegal search and seizures cannot be used in court. Mapp Ohio.
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