Landmark Supreme Court Cases
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Which landmark Supreme Court case established the right to abortion in the United States?

  • Plessy v. Ferguson
  • Marbury v. Madison
  • Roe v. Wade (correct)
  • Brown v. Board of Education

Which Supreme Court case overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine and declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional?

  • Plessy v. Ferguson
  • Marbury v. Madison
  • Brown v. Board of Education (correct)
  • Roe v. Wade

Which Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review, giving the Supreme Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional?

  • Marbury v. Madison (correct)
  • Plessy v. Ferguson
  • Brown v. Board of Education
  • Roe v. Wade

True or false: Marbury v. Madison established the principle of judicial review?

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True or false: Plessy v. Ferguson overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine?

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Obergefell v. Hodges established the right to same-sex marriage in the United States?

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Which Supreme Court case established the principle of corporate personhood, allowing corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money in political campaigns?

<p>Citizens United v. FEC (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Supreme Court case struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which required certain states to obtain federal approval before changing their voting laws?

<p>Shelby County v. Holder (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Supreme Court case established the right to same-sex marriage in the United States?

<p>Obergefell v. Hodges (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Roe v. Wade

Established the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S.

Brown v. Board of Education

Overturned 'separate but equal', declaring racial segregation unconstitutional in schools.

Marbury v. Madison

Established the principle of judicial review, allowing the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.

Judicial review

The power of courts to evaluate laws and declare them unconstitutional.

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Obergefell v. Hodges

Established the right to same-sex marriage in the United States.

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Citizens United v. FEC

Established corporate personhood, allowing unlimited corporate spending in elections.

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Shelby County v. Holder

Struck down part of the Voting Rights Act requiring federal approval for voting law changes.

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True or False: Marbury v. Madison established judicial review?

True: This case did establish judicial review.

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True or False: Obergefell v. Hodges established same-sex marriage rights?

True: This case affirmed same-sex marriage in the U.S.

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