Unit 4 - Major Supreme Court Cases

Case established that an attorney must be provided for a person that cannot afford one.

Established that the president is not above the law and must abide by warrants and subpoenas.

Government has a right to punish those during a time of war, who may cause a "clear and present danger" to the country

McCulloch v. Maryland established this precedent that federal law is higher than a state law.

This Antebellum case established that slaves are property and, thus, do not have civil rights.

In 1803, this case gave the Supreme Court constitutional powers of "judicial review."

Case that requires that a person being arrested be notified of their "right to remain silent."

Case that established that Americans' civil rights can be suspended in a time of war.

Students/teacher's constitutional rights are protected in schools, but cannot not interfere with the other's education.

This 1973 decision by the Court prevents any state from passing a law banning abortion.

Ruled that evidence obtained without legal search and seizure warrants can not be used in state criminal cases

This Supreme Court case established the "separate but equal" precedent legalizing segregation.

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This case eliminated the use of racial quotas in college admissions

This case established "one person, one vote" and challenged gerrymandering of voting districts.

The decision in Engel v Vitale

Which case protects expressive speech (such as flag burning) as free speech?

In 1954, the case reversed "separate but equal" and banned segregation in the US

This court case ruled that citizens can own guns even if they are not in a militia.

Miranda v. Arizona forces police officers to read citizens their constitutional rights before being arrested?

Publishers have a right to publish "then-classified" (Pentagon Papers) without government censorship or punishment.