Supreme Court and Cases

Landmark case of the Marshall court upholding the sanctity of contracts between private parties

Which 1965 case established a right to privacy and paved the way for legalized abortion?

SCOTUS firsts: The first female justice was...

The case that upheld the right of states to regulate businesses for the public good was

Which case is often referred to as the "steamboat case"?

Suspects can't be interrogated before being read their rights, according to this decision

What event led to Korematsu v United States ?

The case that declared that slaves were property, not citizens, and had no standing to sue

A state law taxing the 2nd Bank of the US led to this case, which said federal law trumps state

Which case first established the concept of Judicial Review?

This case protects due process by ensuring a court-appointed lawyer for poor defendants.

Which case allowed the federal gov't to make laws regarding Indian tribes?

This case involving contracts was the first time a state law was declared unconstitutional.

First African-American justice?

This 1896 decision declared that "separate but equal" accommodations were constitutional.

Which case declared labor unions and strikes legal?

Let's start with some easy questions. How many justices are on the US Supreme Court?

What law was made void by the Dred Scott case?

A case which outlawed quotas in college admissions, but upheld affirmative action

Which military conflict led to the "Insular Cases"?

Which case placed wartime limits on freedom of speech?

First Jewish justice?

Which president proposed adding new justices to the court- aka the "court-packing" scheme?

What principle was clarified in Gibbons v Ogden?

What phrase sums up the decisions made in the "Insular Cases'? 

Why did many states outlaw the death penalty after the decision in Furman v Georgia?

Which decision overturned Plessy, saying separate facilities are "inherently unequal"?

SCOTUS firsts: Who was the first Chief Justice?

Which case overturned a New Deal program for violating the separation of powers?

What case affirmed the right of women to have an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy?