| A | B |
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| Marbury v. Madison (1803) | said that the Supreme Court had the right to review all laws made by Congress; established the idea of Judicial Review; made the Supreme Court more powerful |
| McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) | said that a state could not tax a national bank;increased power of national government |
| Gibbons v. Odgen (1824) | said that federal government (not the state governments) had the power to regulate trade between the states; increased power of national government |
| Scott v. Sandford (1857) | said that African Americans were not citizens of the U.S. and said that Missouri Compromise unconstitutional;increased sectionalism |
| Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) | said that the idea of "seprate but equal"was allowed by the Constitution;segregation spreads in the South |
| Brown v.Board of Education (1954) | said the idea of"seperate but equal" was unconstitutional made segregation in schools illegal |
| U.S. v. Reese (1876) | said that the 15th amendment did not automatically protect the right of African Americans to vote |
| U.S. v. Cruikshank (1876) | said that the national government could not punish someone for violating the civil rights of individuals |
