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Constitutional Issue?
(Amendments, Clauses, etc.)
Supreme Court’s Ruling
Right(s) that we have now
because of this case.
Summary in your own words
Gideon v.
Wainwright
1963
6th:
Right to an Attorney
14: Due Process Clause
Betts v. Brady ruling in favor of
states rights to decide if an
individual gets a free lawyer
The right to a free attorney
should apply to everyone
because not having an attorney
infringes on an individual's right
to a fair trial. Attorney needed
for a fair trial.
The Gideon v. Wainwright decision
ensured that all citizens are
guaranteed the right to an attorney,
reinforcing the 6th commitment to
a fair trial, and overturning the Betts
decision.
Gideon charged with a felony
and he cannot appoint counsel
himself, denied because the
crime is not a capital offense.
The case ensured that everyone
has the right to an attorney.
Marbury v.
Madison
1803
Judiciary Act of 1789: -
-granted Court the power to
issue writs of mandamus
Judicial review
Acts of Congress in conflict
with the Constitution are
not law & therefore non-
binding to the courts.
Ruling the Judiciary Act of
1789 was unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court became an
equal partner in government.
Apply the principle of judicial
review.
S.C. has the power to declare
whether the laws are
constitutional or not.
The Supreme Court should
review laws that conflict with
the Constitution and can strike
down a law as unconstitutional.
McCulloch v.
Maryland
1819
The “Necessary and Proper”
Clause gave
Congress the
power to establish the
national bank.
Federal & legislative power.
Before, the power to create a
national bank was not
explicitly written in the
Congress had implied powers
under the Necessary and
Proper Clause of Article 1,
Section 8 of the Constitution
to create the Second Bank of
the United States.
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