Flashcards on Key Supreme Court Rulings and Constitutional Amendments in Political Science

10th Amendment

all powers given to the national government are reserved for the states

John Marshall

who's ruling as chief justice greatly increased the power of the national government

10th Amendment

all powers given to the national government are reserved for the states

John Marshall

who's ruling as chief justice greatly increased the power of the national government

South Carolina

what state seceded after Lincoln became president

14th amendment

prohibits depriving any citizen of the process and equal protection of the law.

Dred Scott case

shows the shorthand of supreme court ruling (freedom for blacks across states)

Plessy vs ferguson

the supreme court upheld the prancipal "seperate but equal"

Brown v board

Supreme court ruled that segregating schools on the basis of race was inherently discriminatory-Education of Topeka is the legal doctrine known as "separate but equal" that was overturned by the supreme courts ruling.