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Flashcards covering key Supreme Court cases related to slavery and other legal precedents.
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Dred Scott v. Sanford
Supreme Court case that essentially made slavery legal in the entire United States.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Supreme Court case that established the separate but equal doctrine.
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court case that made race-based segregation in schools illegal.
McCulloch v. Maryland
Supreme Court case that established that federal laws are superior to state laws.
Marbury v. Madison
Supreme Court case that established the Court's right to judicial review.
Loving v. Virginia
Supreme Court case that overturned laws prohibiting interracial marriage.
Roe v. Wade
Supreme Court case that made abortion legal in all 50 states.