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12 Cards in this Set
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1803
Marbury v. Madison |
Established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review
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1819
McCulloch v. Maryland |
Upholds concept of implied powers of Congress, allowing them to constitutionally create a national bank
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1974
United States v. Nixon |
The President doesn't have executive privilege, they are also subject to due process of law
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1896
Plessy v. Ferguson |
Ruled that separate but equal facilities for different races were acceptable
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1954
Brown v. Board of Education |
Overruled the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson making separate but equal facilities unconstitutional
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1966
Miranda v. Arizona |
Overturned the Escobedo case, saying that a person could not be convicted if that had no been told their rights first
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1978
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke |
Ruled that affirmative action is acceptable but strict quotas are not
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1995
Adarand Constructors Inc. v. Pena |
Affirmative action programs will only be upheld only if can be shown that they serve some "compelling government interest." The government only protects individuals, not groups.
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1996
United States v. Virginia |
It is unconstitutional to refuse to admit women to the Virginia Military Institute
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1857
Dred Scott v. Sandford |
Declared that just because a slave walked on free land did not make him free
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1919
Schenck v. United States |
Free speech (1st Amendment) rights were not guaranteed in a time of war
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1973
Row v. Wade |
Abortion is legal within the first trimester
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