key court cases

Question 1

Malbury vs Madison 1803

Answer 1

gave the courts the power to declare broader things and constitutional or not as well as citizens rights which are already mentioned in the constitution

Question 2

fletcher vs peck 1810

Answer 2

court ruled that a state law can be invalidated if it conflicts with the constitution

Question 3

obergefell v Hodges 2015

Answer 3

• landmark case that legalised same sex marriage federally

Question 4

roe v wade 1973 and 2022

Answer 4

• the SC ruled 7-2 that a womens right to choose to have an abortion was protected under the constitution
• later in a landmark decision, this was overturned