AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Schenck v. US ruling

Citizens United v. FEC clause

Tinker v. Des Moines 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

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)

McCulloch v. Maryland facts

Marbury v. Madison ruling

McDonald v. Chicago question

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)

states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

US v. Lopez impact

Marbury v. Madison question

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

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

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

BCRA law banned Citizens United from showing an ad they made casting Hilary Clinton in a negative light calling it "electioneering" and thus against the BCRA. Citizens United appealed that the ad fell under their right to free speech and thus the BCRA was unconstitutional (2010)

Citizens United v. FEC ruling 5:4 for Citizens United, political ads by corporations/nonprofits are protected under free speech, giving money to a campaign doesn't necessarily mean that they will be biased towards you

Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

New York Times v. US ruling

Citizens United v. FEC question Does a law that limits the ability of corporations and labor unions to spend their own money to advocate the election or defeat of a candidate violate the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech?

Baker v. Carr facts

9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

Schenck v. US facts

Tinker v. Des Moines facts Students were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbol to protest the Vietnam War after being told that wearing the armbands would result in punishment. Their parents sued the school system for violating the students right to free speech (1969)

7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

established judicial review

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)

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Gideon v. Wainwright clause

US v. Lopez facts Lopez, a senior brought a gun to his public high school, illegal under the federal Gun Free School Zones Act. He was arrested and tried in federal court. He sued saying that regulation on state property (schools) was state business. (1995)

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

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

Shaw v. Reno ruling

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

7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

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)

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

1st amendment freedom of press

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

established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling

Engel v. Vitale facts

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

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

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

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?

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

Gideon v. Wainwright clause

5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

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

14th amendment equal protection clause

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

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

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?

1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

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