Supreme Court Cases Flashcards

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Marshall Court 1801-1835

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  1. Marbury v Madison (1803) - Can decide if laws are constitutional and clarify laws
  2. Worchester v Georgia (1832) - States cant regulate Native land or People
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Dred Scott v Sanford

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1857 - Black people can’t be citizens

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Plessy v Furguson

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1896 - Separate but equal

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Brown v Board of Education

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1954 - overturned Plessy v Furgeson

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Scopes Monkey Trial

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1925 - traditionalist, can’t teach evolution

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Korematsu v US

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1944 - internment is illegal, no its not

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Reproductive rights cases

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  1. (1965) Griswold v Connecticut - cant ban contraceptives
    2.(1973) Roe v Wade - women can get abortions
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Regents v Bakke

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1978 - affirmative action is okay but specific quotas aren’t allowed

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