AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

Brown was a student at a Topeka school. She had to travel much farther to the nearest black school than she would to the white one. With support from the NAACP Brown sued (1954

In an attempt to create an additional legislative district with a majority of African-American voters, the state of North Carolina created a district connecting pockets of minority voters by nothing more than the width of the freeway. Shaw, a republican from NC, sued the US Attorney General who had forced the changes on 14th amendment violations (1993)

Citizens United v. FEC question

Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

New York Times v. US facts

5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

US v. Lopez facts

Gideon was convicted for a felony in florida where there were no state laws protecting right to an attorney. in prison he researched law and sued citing violations of his 6th amendment rights (1963)

Brown v. Board of Education impact overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution

6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling

McDonald v. Chicago question Does the 2nd Amendment apply to state and local governments through the 14th Amendment's due process clause and thus prevent states from banning gun ownership?

McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

Marbury V. Madison impact

Baker v. Carr facts

until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

Schenck v. US question

US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

Citizens United v. FEC impact

Roe v. Wade impact Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

McCulloch v. Maryland question

McCulloch v. Maryland facts Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)

Shaw v. Reno impact

14th amendment equal protection clause

Commerce Clause

Citizens United v. FEC question

states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

McCulloch v. Maryland facts Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)

New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

Engel v. Vitale clause

unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

McDonald v. Chicago facts The Chicago system for obtaining gun permits was so annoying that it was almost impossible to obtain one. McDonald sued Chicago for violating his 2nd amendment rights (2010)

Wisconsin v. Yoder question

5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?

Gideon v. Wainwright facts

Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

Shaw v. Reno impact claims of racial redistricting must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny. laws that results in classification by race must have a compelling state interest or a clear 14th amendment violation

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling

Roe v. Wade ruling

Brown v. Board of Education clause

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

Schenck v. US facts During World War I, Schenck, secretary of the socialist party, mailed a pamphlets to draftees declaring that the Thirteenth Amendment prohibition against involuntary servitude meant that the draft was unconstitutional. He was charged with violation of the Espionage Act and sued saying that he was just exercising free speech (1919)

Roe v. Wade facts Roe, a Texas resident, sought to terminate her pregnancy by abortion. Texas law prohibited abortions except to save the pregnant woman's life, Roe sued "on behalf of all women" (1973)

Engel v. Vitale ruling 6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause

New York Times v. US question can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?

Engel v. Vitale facts Public schools in New York began the school day by having students to recite a nondenominational prayer each morning. Engel, a parent at the school sued the district for violating the establishment clause (1962)

religion trumps schooling

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