Supreme Court Flashcards

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), Homer Plessy violated an 1890 Louisiana law mandating __________ accommodations for Black and white passengers.

Separate

The Supreme Court ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the doctrine of '__________ but equal.'

Separate

Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the principle of __________ review, allowing the Court to declare laws unconstitutional.

Judicial

In Roe v. Wade (1973), the Supreme Court ruled that a woman has the right to choose an abortion during the first __________ of pregnancy.

Trimester

The Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954 overturned Plessy v. Ferguson by declaring that 'separate but equal' schools are inherently __________.

Unequal

In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to __________ in all criminal trials.

Legal counsel

The Supreme Court's decision in Schenck v. United States (1919) established that free speech does not protect speech that poses a '__________ and present danger.'

Clear

Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) recognized a constitutional right to __________, which laid the groundwork for later reproductive rights rulings.

Privacy

In Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), the Supreme Court upheld a law criminalizing __________ between consenting adults.

Sodomy

Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, ruling that state bans violated the Due Process and __________ Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Equal Protection