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Supreme Court Decisions & Amendments Review

Supreme Court Decisions & Amendments Review. 13 th Amendment. Abolition (elimination) of slavery. 14 th Amendment. All persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens (former slaves receive citizenship.). 15 th Amendment.

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Supreme Court Decisions & Amendments Review

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  1. Supreme Court Decisions & Amendments Review

  2. 13th Amendment • Abolition (elimination) of slavery.

  3. 14th Amendment • All persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens (former slaves receive citizenship.)

  4. 15th Amendment • Voting privileges cannot be denied on the basis of race (African males can vote.)

  5. 16th Amendment • Income tax

  6. 17th Amendment • Direct election of Senators.

  7. 18th Amendment • Prohibition

  8. 19th Amendment • Woman’s suffrage (right to vote).

  9. 21st Amendment • Repeals (cancels) Prohibition Amendment.

  10. 22nd Amendment • Limit on presidential terms to two. 1 2

  11. 24th Amendment • Abolition (elimination) of poll taxes.

  12. 25th Amendment • Presidential succession (in the event of death, resignation, removal from office, or disability.)

  13. 26th Amendment • 18-year olds can vote.

  14. Marbury v. Madison • Established Judicial review – Supreme Court can review all laws made by Congress

  15. Dred Scott v. Sandford • Ruled that African Americans were not citizens (they were property).

  16. Plessy v. Ferguson • Established the principle of “separate but equal.” It approved of separate facilities for blacks and whites.

  17. Brown v. Board of Education • Ruled that segregated schools are unequal, no more segregation in public schools.

  18. Roe v. Wade • Gave women the right to seek abortion in the first three months of pregnancy.

  19. Miranda v. Arizona • Police are required to inform all criminal suspects of their constitutional rights.

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