Supreme Court Test 2
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- The Supreme Court upheld the right of a women to terminate a pregnacy in the first trimester.
- Roe v. Wade, 1973
- Established the power of Judicial Review, giving the Supreme Court more power.
- Marbury v. Madison, 1803
- Issuue over the Second Bank of the United States, established the authority of state and federal governments
- McCullough v. Maryland, 1819
- Ruled that segregation was legal as long as "separate but equal" facilities existed.
- Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
- Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, established integration of all public schools
- Brown v. Board of Education
- The Supreme Court ruled that evidence obtained illegally was not admissable to court
- Mapp v. Ohio, 1961
- The Supreme Court ruled that steps must be taken to secure "the safegaurds against self - incrimination" for the accused.
- Miranda v. Arizona, 1966
- Established the rights of religious groups.
- Wisconsin v. Yoder, 1972
- Supreme Court case that resulted in the President's privacy being less important than evidence in a criminal investigation
- U.S. v. Nixon, 1974
- Constitutionality of the death penalty
- Gregg v. Georgia, 1976
- Established the "right to die"
- Cruzan v. Missouri Department of Health, 1990
- The U.S. Supreme Court building is very similar to what famous neoclassical structure
- Parthenon (Greece)
- What court must exist according to the Constitution?
- Only the Supreme Court
- How many Justices are appointed to the Supreme Court?
- Nine
- How long does a Supreme Court Justice serve? Why?
- Life. This allows them to make tough rulings without the fear of losing their job.
- Define: Judicial Review
- Power of a court to review a law or an official act of a government