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Marbury v. Madison
(1803) |
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| A federal judge appealed to the Court when President Jefferson's secretary of state refused to accept Marbury's appointment |
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| Supreme Court ruling affirming the federal government's right to regulate interstate commerce |
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| Constitutional clause that give Congress the power to make all laws that carry out purposes of the Constitution. Also known as the Necessary and Proper Clause |
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McCulloch v. Maryland
(1819) |
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| Court case that strengthened the powers of the federal government when the state of Maryland taxed the banks that issued notes without state consent. The Supreme Court ruled that the state could not tax banks because they were federal institutions and states could not tax the federal government |
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
(1954) |
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| Supreme Court decision that ruled separate is always unequal |
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| Supreme Court case that ruled separate but equal public accommodations for the races was Constitutional |
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Korematsu v. United States
(1944) |
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| Supreme Court case that led to the interment of American Japanese during World War Two |
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The Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United Sates
(1964) |
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| Supreme Court ruling barring racial discrimination on the part of the motel |
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| Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education |
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| Supreme Court decision that extended the principles of the Brown v. Board of Education decision and the Civil Rights Act. |
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