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Question 1

Marbury v. Madison

Answer 1

1803
MO: Marshall
VOTE: 4-0
Ex: Marbury sued after not receiving judicial appointment from the new Jefferson Administration
Im: SC had the power of “Judicial review “

Question 2

McCulloch v. Maryland

Answer 2

1819
MO: Marshall
Vote: 7-0
Ex: Maryland Taxed a federal bank, bank employee McCulloch refused to pay
Im: Federal Law is supreme over State law and expanded federal power

Question 3

Gibbons v. Ogden

Answer 3

1824
MO: Marshall
Vote: 7-0
Ex: Gibbons challenged NY steamboat monopoly, arguing Congress controls interstate commerce
Im: Court ruled only Congress can regulate interstate trade, limiting state interference.

Question 4

Charles River Bridge

Answer 4

1837
MO: Taney
Vote: 5-2
Ex: A company sued after the state allowed a second competing bridge.
Im: Court ruled private benefit outweighs private contracts if it promotes community progress.

Question 5

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Answer 5

1857
MO: Taney
Vote: 7-2
Ex: Dred Scott a slave sued for his freedom after living in a free state.
Im: Court ruled that he was not a citizen and had no right to send him. It said enslavement wore property for fueling tensions before the civil war.

Question 6

Munn v. Illinois

Answer 6

1877
MO: Waite
Vote: 7-2
Ex: Illinois regulated grain storage rates, Munn argued it was unconstitutional
Im: The court upheld the law, allowing states to regulate private businesses affecting the public interest.

Question 7

Plessy v. Ferguson

Answer 7

1896
MO: brown
Vote:7-1
Ex: plessy, who was black was arrested for sitting in a white only train car in the law violated the 14th amendment.
Im: establish the “separate but equal doctrine,” supporting segregation for decades.

Question 8

Schenck v. United States

Answer 8

1919
MO: Holmes
Vote: 9-0
Ex: Schenck was arrested for urging resistance to the draft and claimed it was free speech.
Im: The court ruled speech can be limited if it creates a clear and present danger.

Question 9

Near v. Minnesota

Answer 9

1931
MO: Hughes
Vote: 5-4
Ex: A newspaper was stopped from publishing critical content about officials. It appealed under the first Amendment.
Im: stop journalists from being some certain enable the press to fulfill its role as a watchdog

Question 10

Korematsu v. United States

Answer 10

1944
MO: Black
Vote: 6-3
Ex: korematsu was arrested for refusing relocation after world war II under an executive order targeting Japanese Americans.
Im: The ruling shows that during times of war, the government can limit individual rights to protect national security.