US Supreme Court Landmark Cases
Explore key US Supreme Court landmark cases and their impact on American law and society.
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US Supreme Court Landmark Cases
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1. Which landmark Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
2. The Supreme Court case *Miranda v. Arizona* (1966) established what important right for criminal suspects?
The right to a speedy trial
The right to remain silent and have an attorney present during questioning
The right to bear arms
The right to vote
3. The Supreme Court case of overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson.
4. In *Tinker v. Des Moines*, the Supreme Court ruled that students do not 'shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the gate.'
5. Explain the significance of the Supreme Court's decision in *Gideon v. Wainwright* (1963).
6. *McCulloch v. Maryland* affirmed the implied powers of Congress.
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7. The outcome of *Dred Scott v. Sandford* (1857) granted enslaved people citizenship rights.
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