Supreme court decisions Flashcards
Marbury v. Madison
Supreme court case in which judicial review was established
Dred Scott v. Sanford
case that determined that slaves were property and could not be freed by state laws. Essentially nullified the Missouri Compromise
Brown v. Board of Eduacation
Supreme court case that ruled segregation was unequal and therefore unconstitutional
Gibbons v. Ogden
Supreme court case in which the power of the federal government was expanded by broad interpretation of the commerce clause
US v. E.C. Knight
Supreme Court case that limited the government’s power to control monopolies
Katzenbach v. McClung
Supreme Court case in which the Court held that Congress acted within its power under the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution in forbidding racial discrimination in restaurants
Plessy v. Ferguson
Supreme court case that ruled segregation was “separate but equal”
Roe v. Wade
Case in which the Supreme court decided that abortion was protected by the bill of rights
