supreme court decisions & amendments review. 13 th amendment abolition (elimination) of slavery
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Supreme Court Decisions & Amendments Review
13th Amendment• Abolition (elimination) of slavery.
14th Amendment
• All persons born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens (former slaves receive citizenship.)
15th Amendment
• Voting privileges cannot be denied on the basis of race (African males can vote.)
16th Amendment
• Income tax
17th Amendment
• Direct election of Senators.
18th Amendment
• Prohibition
19th Amendment
• Woman’s suffrage (right to vote).
21st Amendment
• Repeals (cancels) Prohibition Amendment.
22nd Amendment
• Limit on presidential terms to two.
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24th Amendment
• Abolition (elimination) of poll taxes.
25th Amendment
• Presidential succession (in the event of death, resignation, removal from office, or disability.)
26th Amendment
• 18-year olds can vote.
Marbury v. Madison
• Established Judicial review – Supreme Court can review all laws made by Congress
Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Ruled that African Americans were not citizens (they were property).
Plessy v. Ferguson
• Established the principle of “separate but equal.” It approved of separate facilities for blacks and whites.
Brown v. Board of Education
• Ruled that segregated schools are unequal, no more segregation in public schools.
Roe v. Wade
• Gave women the right to seek abortion in the first three months of pregnancy.
Miranda v. Arizona
• Police are required to inform all criminal suspects of their constitutional rights.