Civic Literacy Court Cases / Actual Questions & Verified Answers, / .
Quiz____?Marbury v. Madison (1803) - Answer✓✓ Established judicial review/Supreme Courts role in the Government Quiz____?McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) - Answer✓✓ Granted congress powers to establish a national bank Quiz____?Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) - Answer✓✓ when a federal and state law are in conflict, the federal law is supreme Quiz____?Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge (1837) - Answer✓✓ Supreme Court ruled that a charter granted by a State to a company cannot work to the disadvantage of the public. Private companies cannot injure the public welfare/prosperity of the community.Page 1 of 6 1 / 2
Quiz____?Dred Scot v. Sanford (1857) - Answer✓✓ Established that slaves are property Quiz____?Munn v. Illinois (1877) - Answer✓✓ Established that states may regulate privately owned businesses in the public's interest/set max rates Quiz____?Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) - Answer✓✓ Established that Jim Crow laws are constitutional under the doctrine "separate but equal" Quiz____?Lochner v. New York (1905) - Answer✓✓ Declared unconstitutional a New York act limiting the working hours of bakers due to a denial of the 14th Amendment rights.14th amendments bars a state from interfering with an employee's right to contract with an employer Page 2 of 6
- / 2