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CMS - 8th History
Important Supreme Court Cases
Question | Answer |
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Marbury v. Madison | was the 1803 Court decision that gave the Supreme Court the right to determine whether a law violates the Constitution. It set up the principle of judicial review. |
Dred Scott v. Sanford | was the Supreme Court decision that said slaves were property and not citizens. |
Plessy v. Ferguson | was that public facilities may be "separate but equal" for blacks and whites. |
Brown v. Board of Education | said that racial segregation in public schools is in conflict with the Constitution and therefore illegal. |
Miranda v. Arizona | said that defendants or suspects must be informed of their Constitutional Rights before questioning. |
Worcester v. Georgia | Supreme Court decided that state of Georgia did not have the authority to move Cherokee Indians off their land. |