Supreme Court Landmark Cases Analysis

The video explores five pivotal Supreme Court decisions from the 1800s that shaped the United States. These cases include Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld racial segregation; Dred Scott v. Sanford, which denied citizenship to African Americans; Gibbons v. Ogden, which asserted federal control over interstate commerce; McCulloch v. Maryland, which established federal supremacy; and Marbury v. Madison, which introduced judicial review. Each decision had significant legal and societal impacts, influencing civil rights, federal power, and the U.S. legal system.

Which Supreme Court decision upheld the separate-but-equal doctrine?

• Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

What was the legal impact of Plessy v. Ferguson?

• It abolished slavery.

• It established judicial review.

• It provided a legal basis for Jim Crow laws.

• It regulated interstate commerce.

What did the Dred Scott decision declare about African Americans?

• They were protected under the Bill of Rights.

• They had the right to vote.

• They could not be American citizens.

• They could be American citizens.

Which amendments effectively nullified the Dred Scott decision?

• Ninth and Tenth Amendments

• First and Second Amendments

• Fifth and Sixth Amendments

• Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments

What was the significance of Gibbons v. Ogden?

• It established the principle of judicial review.

• It asserted federal power over interstate commerce.

• It upheld racial segregation.

• It declared African Americans could not be citizens.

How did Gibbons v. Ogden impact the U.S. economy?

• It allowed states to enact protectionist measures.

• It promoted free trade across state lines.

• It restricted federal regulation of commerce.

• It led to the Civil War.

What principle did McCulloch v. Maryland establish?

• The right to bear arms

• The supremacy of federal law over state laws

• The separation of church and state

• The right to free speech

What was the outcome of Marbury v. Madison?

• It established the principle of judicial review.

• It upheld the separate-but-equal doctrine.

• It regulated interstate commerce.

• It declared African Americans could not be citizens.

Which case transformed the Supreme Court into a co-equal branch of government?

• Gibbons v. Ogden

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Marbury v. Madison

What did the principle of judicial review allow the Supreme Court to do?

• Declare laws unconstitutional

• Regulate interstate commerce

• Tax federal institutions

• Enforce Jim Crow laws