The Role of the US Supreme Court in American Government (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Act that established the US Supreme Court
Act that established the US Supreme Court
Judiciary Act of 1789
Chief Justice who established judicial review, 1801-1835
Chief Justice who established judicial review, 1801-1835
John Marshall
What judicial review allowed the Court to do
What judicial review allowed the Court to do
Interpret Constitution & rule if laws were unconstitutional
Number of justices on Supreme Court in 1883
Number of justices on Supreme Court in 1883
Nine
Vote in Civil Rights Cases of 1883
Vote in Civil Rights Cases of 1883
8-1 to declare civil rights legislation unconstitutional
Only dissenting justice in Civil Rights Cases 1883
Only dissenting justice in Civil Rights Cases 1883
John M. Harlan
Justice who wrote majority opinion in 1883 cases
Justice who wrote majority opinion in 1883 cases
Justice Bradley
Year 14th Amendment was ratified
Year 14th Amendment was ratified
1868
Court's key distinction about 14th Amendment power
Court's key distinction about 14th Amendment power
Only applied to state actions, not private discrimination
One consequence of Civil Rights Cases 1883 ruling
One consequence of Civil Rights Cases 1883 ruling
Private businesses could legally refuse Black customers