Judicial branch
Members of the Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia - Reagan
Anthony Kennedy - Reagan
Clarence Thomas - Bush, G. H. W.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg - Clinton
Stephen Breyer - Clinton
John G. Roberts - Bush G. W.
Samuel Alito - Bush, G. W.
Sonia Sotomayor - Obama
Elena Kagan - Obama
Federal Court System Chart
Important Supreme Court Cases
- Marbury v. Madison: Established the doctrine of Judicial review
- McCulloch v. Maryland: The Constitution gives the federal government certain implied powers
- Miranda v. Arizona: Police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning
- Plessy v. Ferguson: Separate but equal
- Brown v. Topeka Board of Education: Separate schools are not equal