Landmark supreme court cases

Question 1

Marbury v. madison

Answer 1

Supreme Court decides if laws passed by Congress or the President are constitutional (judicial review)

Question 2

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Answer 2

The Supreme Court upheld the national government’s power and denied a state’s right to tax the federal bank using the Constitution’s supremacy clause. The Court’s broad interpretation of the necessary and proper clause paved the way for later rulings upholding expansive federal powers.

Question 3

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

Answer 3

Separation between church and state in schools. SC prayer in public schools is unconstitutional, violates the separation of church and state, and freedom of religion