| Marbury vs Madison (1804) | Marshall defines the constitution as a paramount law, judicial review of legislation |
| McCullok vs. Maryland (1819) | enlargement of the supreme court supremacy, necessary and proper clause |
| Fletcher vs. Peck (1810) | supreme court apply the principle Marbury vs Madison to state statuary law |
| Barron vs. Baltimore (1833) | the federal bill of rights could not have been applied to the legislation of the state |
| Scott vs Sanford (1857) | the supreme court stated that the federation had no power to establish rules over state law on the issue of slavery |
| Plessy vs Ferguson (1896) | supreme court declare that the two communities are “separate but equal”, a black man take a seat on a white bus. |
| Lochner vs New York (1905) | the supreme court, who upheld the liberal economy, declared null the act of the state of New York which had introduced a maximum of working hours for backers. |
| Brown vs. Board of education of Topeka (1954) | declared that the division in school system between black and white is unconstitutional |
| Loving vs Virginia (1967) | the court abolish the state law prohibiting interracial marriage |
| Roe vs Wade (1973) | about the right of abortion |
| Hobergefell vs Hodges (2005) | about the same sax marriage |
| McDonald vs Chicago (2010) | incorporation of the right to bears arms |
| Buckley vs. Veleo (1976) | limitation to freedom to speech justified by a superior interest in preventing political corruption |
| INS vs Chanda (1983) | the supreme court struck down the legislative veto |
| Clinton vs City of New York (1998) | the supreme court ruled that the Line item veto act (1996) is unconstitutional |
| National federation of independent business vs Sebelius (2012) | the supreme court upheld the patient protection and affordable care act made by Obama |
| ART 1, section 8 | Competences of the Supreme Court |
| ART 6 | supremacy clause = authority of the United States shall be the Supreme Law of the Land so hanno la priorita su qualsiasi legge statale in conflitto |
| ART 5 | amending procedure (proposal [2 modi] and ratification [2 modi]) rigidity of constitution |
| 13th amend | abolish slavery |
| 14th amend | due process, equal protection, privileges and immunities |
| 15th amend | right to vote for everyone |
| 16th amend | Federal Government levy taxes according to the income tax 1913 Federal Reserve (central bank) |
| JUDICIARY ACT (1891, 1925) | creation of federal appellate courts |
| BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING ACT (1921) | federal budget proposals to the Congress (Bureau of Budget) |
| VOTING RIGHTS ACT (1965) | prohibits any racial discrimination in states’ legislation |
| FEDERAL ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN ACT (1971) | control private contribution to political campaign |
| CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT (1974) | da al congress financial power |
| LINE ITEM VETO ACT (1996) | president can veto a single provision of a bill |
