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==[[Abortion]]== | ==[[Abortion]]== | ||
| − | *[[Roe v. Wade]] | + | * [[Roe v. Wade]] (1973) -- Laid down what states can and cannot control in regards to abortions |
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==[[Slavery]]== | ==[[Slavery]]== | ||
| − | *[[Dred Scott]] v. Sanford | + | *[[Dred Scott]] v. Sanford (1857) -- Slaves were classified as property |
==[[Segregation]]== | ==[[Segregation]]== | ||
| − | *[[Plessy v. Ferguson]] | + | *[[Plessy v. Ferguson]] (1896) -- Laid the groundwork for the "separate but equal doctrine" that limited the rights of minorities for decades |
| − | *[[Brown v. Board of | + | * [[Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka]] (1954) -- A step in the direction of equal rights for all citizens |
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| + | ==Important Cases== | ||
| + | * [[Marbury v. Madison]] (1803) -- established Judicial Review | ||
| + | * [[McCulloch v. Maryland]] (1819) -- The state government was declared subordinate to the Federal government when laws conflict | ||
| + | * [[Gibbons v. Ogden]] (1824) -- Gave Congress a wide definition to "regulate commerce... among the several states." | ||
| + | * [[Schenck v. United States]] (1919) -- "Clear and Present Danger" established in this case as an acceptable reason for the limiting of free expression | ||
| + | * [[Gitlow v. New York]] (1925) -- The Supreme court began to identify rights protected by the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment | ||
| + | * [[Powell v. Alabama]] (1932) -- The right to counsel was required by law in death penalty trials | ||
| + | * [[NAACP v. Alabama]] (1958) -- Freedom of association (the right to assemble in groups) | ||
| + | * [[Mapp v. Ohio]] (1961) -- The exclusionary rule was applied to state and local criminal prosecutions | ||
| + | * [[Abington School District v. Schempp]] (1963) -- Prayer in classrooms was determined to be in violation of the First Amendment | ||
| + | * [[Gideon v. Wainwright]] (1963) -- Free legal counsel was established to be necessary when the defendent in any criminal case cannot afford it | ||
| + | * [[Wesberry v. Sanders]] (1964) -- The Supreme Court declared that each person's vote carries equal measure | ||
| + | * [[Griswold v. Connecticut]] (1965) -- Marital privacy (specifically, the use of contraceptives) was protected by this case. | ||
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| + | * [[Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections]] (1966) -- Poll taxes were made illegal for state elections | ||
| + | * [[Miranda v. Arizona]] (1966) -- The rights of the accused were upheld by this ruling | ||
| + | * [[United States v. Nixon]] (1974) -- The President's "Executive Priviledge" was limited by this case | ||
| + | * [[Regents of the University of California at Davis v. Bakke]] (1978) -- Affirmative action was dealt a blow by this case | ||
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Abortion
- Roe v. Wade (1973) -- Laid down what states can and cannot control in regards to abortions
Slavery
- Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) -- Slaves were classified as property
Segregation
- Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) -- Laid the groundwork for the "separate but equal doctrine" that limited the rights of minorities for decades
- Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) -- A step in the direction of equal rights for all citizens
Important Cases
- Marbury v. Madison (1803) -- established Judicial Review
- McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) -- The state government was declared subordinate to the Federal government when laws conflict
- Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) -- Gave Congress a wide definition to "regulate commerce... among the several states."
- Schenck v. United States (1919) -- "Clear and Present Danger" established in this case as an acceptable reason for the limiting of free expression
- Gitlow v. New York (1925) -- The Supreme court began to identify rights protected by the Due Process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
- Powell v. Alabama (1932) -- The right to counsel was required by law in death penalty trials
- NAACP v. Alabama (1958) -- Freedom of association (the right to assemble in groups)
- Mapp v. Ohio (1961) -- The exclusionary rule was applied to state and local criminal prosecutions
- Abington School District v. Schempp (1963) -- Prayer in classrooms was determined to be in violation of the First Amendment
- Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) -- Free legal counsel was established to be necessary when the defendent in any criminal case cannot afford it
- Wesberry v. Sanders (1964) -- The Supreme Court declared that each person's vote carries equal measure
- Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) -- Marital privacy (specifically, the use of contraceptives) was protected by this case.
- Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections (1966) -- Poll taxes were made illegal for state elections
- Miranda v. Arizona (1966) -- The rights of the accused were upheld by this ruling
- United States v. Nixon (1974) -- The President's "Executive Priviledge" was limited by this case
- Regents of the University of California at Davis v. Bakke (1978) -- Affirmative action was dealt a blow by this case