CONTENTS
Constitutional Convention
Marbury v. Madison
the Supreme Court case in which the Court stated
that the Constitution gives it the final authority to
determine which laws are constitutional and which are not
McCulloch v. Maryland
the Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that
Congress has "implied powers" in addition to
those specified in the Constitution
Dred Scott v. John F.A.
Sanford
the Supreme Court case that ended with blacks being
denied citizenship
Brown v. Board of Education
the Supreme Court Decision that ruled school segregation
was unconstitutional
Regents of the University of
California v. Bakke
a decision requiring the University of California to
admit Allan P. Bakke to its medical school at Davis
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