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Supreme Court Cases Flashcards

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Chief Justice: Plessy v. Ferguson

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Melville Fuller

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Year: Plessy v. Ferguson

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1896

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“Separate but equal”
“Constitution is color-blind”
Overturned by Brown vs The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Chief Justice: Marbury v. Madison

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John Marshall

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Year: Marbury v. Madison

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1803

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Case was dropped due to lack of jurisdiction. Judiciary Act of 1789 was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court giving it power to repeal legislation.

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Marbury v. Madison

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Chief Justice: Roe v. Wade

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Warren Burger

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Year: Roe v. Wade

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1973

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“Person” in the Constitution does not include the unborn.
State anti-abortion laws were removed as too vague.
Norma McCorvey, rape victim wanted an abortion.

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Roe v. Wade

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Chief Justice: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

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Earl Warren

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Year: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

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1954

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Overturned “separate but equal”

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Brown v. The Board of Education

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Chief Justice: McCulloch v. Maryland

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John Marshall

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Year: McCulloch v. Maryland

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1819

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States could not tax federal banks since “the power to tax was the power to destroy.”

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McColluch v. Maryland

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Chief Justice: Baker v. Carr

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Earl Warren

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Year: Baker v. Carr

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1962

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“One man, one vote.”

Corrupt Tennessee election systems.

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Baker v. Carr

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Chief Justice: Gideon v. Wainwright

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Earl Warren

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Year: Gideon v. Wainwright

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1963

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Breaking into a pool hall, not provided with an attorney.

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Gideon v. Wainwright

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Chief Justice: Hammer v. Dagenhart

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Edward Douglas White

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Year: Hammer v. Dagenhart

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1918

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Keating-Own Act,

Federal Government cannot regulate child labor.

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Hammer v. Dagenhart

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Chief Justice: Fletcher v. Peck

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John Marshall

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Year: Fletcher v. Peck

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1810

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Corrupt Georgian sale of land along the Yazoo river.

State legislature cannot repeal sales of property.

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Fletcher v. Peck

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Chief Justice: Ex Parte Merryman

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Roger Taney

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Year: Ex Parte Merryman

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1861

30
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Case only heard by Chief Justice Roger Taney, ruled that President Lincoln had unconstitutionally repealed the right of haebus corpus. Lincoln ignored this.

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Ex Parte Merryman

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