apush misc

Marbury v. Madison

Established the principle of judicial review

McCulloch v. Maryland

Constitution grants implied powers to Congress; states cannot impede federal power

Gibbons v. Ogden

Federal commerce clause outranks state law

Dred Scott v. Sandford

African

Plessy v. Ferguson

Legalized “separate but equal”

Schenck v. United States

Government may restrict speech causing “clear and present danger”

Griswold v. Connecticut

Constitution protects a right to privacy

Brown v. Board of Education

Desegregated public schools

Gideon v. Wainwright

Defendant has right to an attorney

Miranda v. Arizona

Suspects must be informed of their rights before police questioning

Bakke v. University of California

Affirmative Action can’t cause reverse discrimination

Roe v. Wade

Legalized abortion

Obergefell v. Hodges

Legalized gay marriage

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org.

Overturned Roe v. Wade

Common Sense

1776 pamphlet challenging British authority

Federalist Papers

Essays supporting the U.S. Constitution and strong national government

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Depicted slavery’s horrors; encouraged abolition

The Significance of the Frontier in American History

Claimed the American frontier was closed; freedoms would change

A Century of Dishonor

Detailed U.S. government abuses against Native Americans

In His Steps

Fictional novel asking “What Would Jesus Do?” about poverty

The Influence of Seapower Upon History

Advocated for strong U.S. navy

The Jungle

Exposed horrors of the meatpacking industry

Feminine Mystique

Key text of the modern feminist movement

Silent Spring

Revealed environmental damage from pesticides and industry

Great Compromise

Senate has equal representation; House based on population

3/5 Compromise

5 slaves counted as 3 people for taxes and representation

Compromise of 1877

Ended Reconstruction; federal troops left the South

Missouri Compromise

No slavery north of the 36°30′ line

Compromise of 1850

California = free state; Utah & New Mexico = popular sovereignty

Crittenden Compromise

Guaranteed slavery in slave states; extended Missouri Compromise line

Atlanta Compromise

Blacks accept white rule; whites guarantee education and legal rights