Civic Literacy Court Cases WITH QUESTIONS AND WELL VERIFIED ANSW
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Established judicial review/Supreme
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Courts role in the Government
Granted congress powers to establish a
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
national bank
when a federal and state law are in con-
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
flict, the federal law is supreme
Supreme Court ruled that a charter
granted by a State to a company cannot
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
work to the disadvantage of the public.
(1837)
Private companies cannot injure the pub-
lic welfare/prosperity of the community.
Dred Scot v. Sanford (1857) Established that slaves are property
Established that states may regulate pri-
Munn v. Illinois (1877) vately owned businesses in the public's
interest/set max rates
Established that Jim Crow laws are con-
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) stitutional under the doctrine "separate
but equal"
Declared unconstitutional a New York act
limiting the working hours of bakers due
to a denial of the 14th Amendment rights.
Lochner v. New York (1905)
14th amendments bars a state from in-
terfering with an employee's right to con-
tract with an employer
Speech may be punished if it creates a
clear-and-present-danger test of illegal
Schenck v. United States (1919)
acts. handing out anti-war literature in
time or war.
protected the freedom of press at a state
Near v. Minnesota (1931)
level
upheld a minimum wage law for women
West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937) on the ground that a business is a social
institution. end of the Lochner era
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_h5posd
Established judicial review/Supreme
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Courts role in the Government
Granted congress powers to establish a
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
national bank
when a federal and state law are in con-
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
flict, the federal law is supreme
Supreme Court ruled that a charter
granted by a State to a company cannot
Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
work to the disadvantage of the public.
(1837)
Private companies cannot injure the pub-
lic welfare/prosperity of the community.
Dred Scot v. Sanford (1857) Established that slaves are property
Established that states may regulate pri-
Munn v. Illinois (1877) vately owned businesses in the public's
interest/set max rates
Established that Jim Crow laws are con-
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) stitutional under the doctrine "separate
but equal"
Declared unconstitutional a New York act
limiting the working hours of bakers due
to a denial of the 14th Amendment rights.
Lochner v. New York (1905)
14th amendments bars a state from in-
terfering with an employee's right to con-
tract with an employer
Speech may be punished if it creates a
clear-and-present-danger test of illegal
Schenck v. United States (1919)
acts. handing out anti-war literature in
time or war.
protected the freedom of press at a state
Near v. Minnesota (1931)
level
upheld a minimum wage law for women
West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937) on the ground that a business is a social
institution. end of the Lochner era
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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