Is the President's right to protect In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court defined executive certain information, using his Executive Court ruled in favor of the United privilege as only dealing with national "executive privilege" power, Privilege/Rule of States and against President security and reinforced the principle of 1974 U.S. v. Nixon violate the Constitution? Law Nixon. rule of law. Ruled against the Florida voter recounts as unequal and needed to be stopped. Original vote gave Voter Intent, Bush the victory in Florida and Raised issue about the fairness of Should the court be involved in 14th enough electoral college votes to elections and the powers of the 2000 Bush v. Gore deciding a presidential election Amendment become President. Supreme Court. In a 5-4 decision, the Court determined that the Second Amendment protects an Do sections of the District of individual’s right to possess a U.S. Supreme Court upheld that the District of Columbia Code violate the Second firearm, for traditionally lawful Second Amendment protects an 2007 Columbia v. Heller Amendment? 2nd Amendment purposes, individual’s right to possess a firearm. Were American Americans Ruled against Dred Scott saying as citizens of the United States a slave he was not a citizen and Added tensions over slavery that led to before the Civil War? May ruled the Missouri Compromise the Civil War. Ultimately the 14th Dred Scott v. Congress prohibit slavery in US 13th and 14th unconstitutional therefore he was amendment overruled the case 1857 Sanford Territories Amendment not considered free. granting former slaves citizenship 13th Amendment, Is Louisiana's law requiring racial Sections 1 and 2 segregation on its trains an and unconstitutional violation of the 14th U.S. Supreme Court determined that equal protection clause of the Amendment, In a 7-1 decision, the Supreme “separate but equal” segregation was 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Fourteenth Amendment? Section 1 Court ruled in favor of Ferguson. not discrimination and therefore legal.
1974 U.S. v. Nixon Is the President's right to protect certain information, using his "executive privilege" power, violate the Constitution? Executive Privilege/Rule of Law In a unanimous decision, the Court ruled in favor of the United States and against President Nixon. U.S. Supreme Court defined executive privilege as only dealing with national security and reinforced the principle of rule of law. 2000 Bush v. Gore Should the court be involved in deciding a presidential election Voter Intent, 14th Amendment Ruled against the Florida voter recounts as unequal and needed to be stopped. Original vote gave Bush the victory in Florida and enough electoral college votes to become President. Raised issue about the fairness of elections and the powers of the Supreme Court. 2007 District of Columbia v. Heller Do sections of the District of Columbia Code violate the Second Amendment? 2nd Amendment In a 5-4 decision, the Court determined that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to possess a firearm, for traditionally lawful purposes, U.S. Supreme Court upheld that the Second Amendment protects an individual’s right to possess a firearm. 1857 Dred Scott v. Sanford Were American Americans citizens of the United States before the Civil War? May Congress prohibit slavery in US Territories 13th and 14th Amendment Ruled against Dred Scott saying as a slave he was not a citizen and ruled the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional therefore he was not considered free. Added tensions over slavery that led to the Civil War. Ultimately the 14th amendment overruled the case granting former slaves citizenship 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Is Louisiana's law requiring racial segregation on its trains an unconstitutional violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? 13th Amendment, Sections 1 and 2 and 14th Amendment, Section 1 In a 7-1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Ferguson. U.S. Supreme Court determined that “separate but equal” segregation was not discrimination and therefore legal.