AP Gov SCOTUS duel

McDonald v. Chicago question

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)

Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?

Citizens United v. FEC clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

Wisconsin v. Yoder question Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?

7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause

Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

Shaw v. Reno impact

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

Roe v. Wade impact

Schenck v. US impact

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

Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

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?

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

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

US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

Roe v. Wade ruling

US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

Engel v. Vitale question

Brown v. Board of Education facts

New York Times v. US clause

14th amendment equal protection clause

Baker v. Carr ruling

2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder facts For religious reasons Amish families refused to send their children to high school citing a religious exemption, violating a Wisconsin law and were fined. They sued the state for violating their freedom of religion (1972)

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

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

Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

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

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause

Gideon v. Wainwright facts

New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press

Baker v. Carr facts In Tennessee district boundaries were not being redrawn despite unequal spread of voters. Baker, a Tennessee citizen, sued on the grounds that the district lines made rural votes worth more than urban ones. (1962)

free speech clause

Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

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?

Gideon v. Wainwright question Does the 6th Amendment's right to counsel in criminal cases extend to defendants in state courts, even in cases in which the death penalty is not at issue?

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

Baker v. Carr impact

Marbury v. Madison question

Marbury v. Madison ruling

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

Brown v. Board of Education ruling

Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney

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)

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

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

Shaw v. Reno impact

Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Tinker v. Des Moines question

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

End this game?