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Supreme Court Cases

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Which case ruled that slaves were property, not citizens and therefore not entitled to use courts? Dred Scott v. Sanford
Which case ruled that Georgia had no right to pass laws affecting the Cherokees because federal jurisdiction was exclusive? Worcester v. Georgia
Which case ruled that evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the Constitution is inadmissable? Mapp v. Ohio
Which case permitted separate but equal facilties? Plessy v. Ferguson
Which case upheld a state law limiting women's working hours? Muller v. Oregon
Which case upheld the power of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution? Marbury v. Madison
Which case ruled that busing students to various schools is an acceptable way to integrate segregated school systems? Swann v. Charlotte Meck Board of Ed.
Which case upheld congressional power to legislate and regulate commerce between states? Gibbons v. Ogden
Which case requires police informing suspects of their right to remain silent, that anything they say may be used against them, and they have a right to counsel? Miranda v. Arizona
Which case upheld the power of the national government and denied the right of a state to tax a federal agency? McCulloch v. Maryland
Which case limits free speech in time of war if words present a "clear and present danger" to the country? Schenck v. United States
Which case says states can regulate abortion only in certain circumstances otherwise a woman's right to an abortion was protected by her right to privacy? Roe v. Wade
Which case ruled that the internment of Japanese during WWII did not violate the Constitution? Korematsu v. United States
Which case upheld that a university could consider an applicant's race in making admissions decisions, but the use of strict racial quotas in affirmative action programs was not permissable? Univeristy of California v. Bakke
Which case found that segregation itself was a violation of the Equal Protection clause, commenting that "in the field of public education, the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place"? Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Which case ruled that the recitation of prayer in a public classroom was a violation of the 1st Amendment? Engel v. Vitale
Which case said that all states must provide an attorney in all felony and capital cases for people who cannot afford one themselves? Gideon v. Wainwright
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