Supreme Court cases Flashcards
AQA the government of the usa unit4a (25 cards)
Ruled that the sc had the power to strike down fed leg
Marbury v Madison
1803
Ruled the sc had the right to strike down state leg
Fletcher v Peck
1810
Chief Justice Hughes ?
The constitution is what the judges say it is
Ruled that slaves and their DESCENDANTS were not protected by the constitution
Dred Scott v Sandford
1857
Ruled fed income tax ILLEGAL
Pollock v farmers LOAN and trust
1895
Ruled that spending limits by companies or unions during elections are illegal
Citizens united v FEC
2010
Ruled segregated railways were CONSTITUTIONAL
Plessy v Ferguson
1896
President as COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF had NO RIGHT to take over strike-hit steel plants in the Korean war
YoungsTOWN steel and tube co v Sawyer
1952
Ruled that segregated schools were UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Brown v board of education, TOPEKA
1954
Ruled that prayer in schools UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Engel v Vitale
1972
Established ‘bussing’ to end de facto segregation
Swann v Charlotte Mecklenburg
1971
Ruled the death penalty was ILLEGAL
Furman v Georgia
1972
Established abortion as a constitutional right
Roe v Wade
1973
Ruled that the white house tapes had to be handed over
Nixon v US
1974
Ruled that the death penalty was a matter for the states
Gregg v Georgia
1976
Limited affirmative action
University of California Regents v Bakke
1978
Ruled gun-free school zones illegal
Lopez v US
1995
Ruled internet pornography as a constitutional right
Reno v ACLU
1997
Ended the line-item veto
Clinton v New York City
1998
Stopped the Florida recounts
Bush v Gore
2000
Ruled that it was up to the states to have ‘death with dignity’ acts
Gonzales v Oregon
2006
Ruled gerrymandering is legal
League of latin american citizens v perry
2006
Ruled military trials at Guantanamo illegal
Hamdan v Rumsfeld
2006
Prohibited assigning pupils to schools on the basis of
promoting racial integration
Parents involved in community schools districts v Seattle school district NO 1
2007
