Improtant Court Cases 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Marbury v. Madison | (1803, Federalism) The case established judicial review. This gave the Supreme Court power to strike down acts of Unites States Congress which conflict with the Consitution |
| McCulloch v. Maryland | (1819, Federalism) This case is important becuase it established a precednt of federal courts using judicial review to strike down Congressional legislation |
| Gitlow v. New York | (1925, Federalism) Began the practice of selective incorporation-the practice of transferring protections the Americans had from the federal government and applying them to the state governments |
| South Dakota v. Dole | (1987, Federalism) The court said it was consitutional for the federal government to withhold funds federal highway funds from all the states that did not comply with the 21 year-old drinking age limit |
| United States v. Lopez | (1995, Federalism) Congress had used the commerce clause to aggressivley create legislation governing what seemed to be purley local matters. The the Court blocked them here a bit by holding that he Commerce Clause does not give congress the right to regulate guns near state-operated schools |
| Korematsu v. United States | (1944, Executive Power) ruled that American citizens of Japanese descent could be interned and deprived of basic constitutional rights due to executive order |
| U.S. v. Nixon | (1974, Executive Power) The Court established executive privilage. They forbid its use though in criminal cases. |
| Clinton v. New York | (1998, Executive Power) This case banned the presidential use of a line item veto as a violation of legislatuve powers |
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