1. Significant Court Cases
U.S. History Name: __________________________
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Significant Court Cases
1. This diagram describes the sequence of events related to –
Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)
The suffrage movement
Marbury v. Madison
D. The Nullification Crisis
Marbury v. Madison (1803) is considered a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case because it –
Demonstrated that the president had more power than Congress
Established the Court’s power of judicial review
Held slavery to be unconstitutional
Expanded the size of the court

2. In the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown v
In the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education, decided the issue of –
The separation of powers between branches of government
That ‘separate versus equal’ was unconstitutional
That slavery was illegal
That all children under 18 should attend school
4. Which Supreme Court case established the policy of ‘separate but equal’?
Marbury v Madison
Roe v Wade
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education