Part 2–Complete the chart using information from the lesson. Some information appears for you.

Case Name

Related Constitutional Right or Principle

Case Outcome and Significance

Marbury v. Madison

Does the U.S. Supreme Court have the power to determine whether a law goes against the Constitution?

The Supreme Court ruled that the law Marbury based his claim on was unconstitutional. This was the first time the court ruled a law as going against the Constitution. It determined that the courts have the power of judicial review.

Plessy v. Ferguson









Brown v. Board of Education









D.C. v. Heller