| A | B |
| Marbury v. Madison | Established judicial review |
| McCullough v.Maryland | Federal law supreme over state law; implied powers |
| Gibbons v. Ogden | Federal government can regulate interstate commerce |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Set up "Separate but Equal" doctrine |
| Brown v. Board of Education | Overturned "Separate but Equal" |
| Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education | Ruled to use busing to desegregate schools |
| Korematsu v. US | During times of crisis US can limit freedoms of suspected enemies |
| Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US | Upheld Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| Furman v. Georgia | Ruled that death penalty was cruel and unusual |
| Gregg v. Georgia | Death penalty not cruel and unusual |
| Gideon v. Wainwright | Guarantees right to an attorney |
| Regents of the University of Cali v. Bakke | Ruled reverse discrimination is illegal |
| New Jersey v. T.L.O | School officicals can search belongings if there is a reasonable suspicion |
| Bethel School District v. Fraser | School can limit free speech if it is vulgar or offensive |
| Tinker v. Des Moines | Students free speech was protected |
| Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier | Students freedom of Press is limited in school |
| Texas v. Johnson | Flag burning is protected free speech |
| Engle v. Vitale | Banned prayer in schools; Separation of Church and State |
| Miranda v. Arizona | Suspects have to be read their rights |
| Mapp v. Ohio | Exclusionary case; evidence obtained without a warrant is inadmissible in court |