AP Gov SCOTUS duel

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)

Engel v. Vitale question

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

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

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)

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?

McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

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

Shaw v. Reno impact

Wisconsin v. Yoder facts

Schenck v. US impact

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

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

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Engel v. Vitale clause

Citizens United v. FEC facts

Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

New York Times v. US question

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

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

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

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?

McCulloch v. Maryland clause necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

Marbury V. Madison impact

states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

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

New York Times v. US facts

US v. Lopez facts

Shaw v. Reno question

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

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

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

Shaw v. Reno impact

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

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

New York Times v. US clause

appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

Marbury v. Madison question

New York Times v. US facts The Nixon administration attempted to prevent several newspapers from publishing materials belonging to a classified Defense Department study, known as the Pentagon Papers, detailing US actions in Vietnam. The president argued that prior restraint was necessary to protect national security. NYTimes sued on 1st amendment grounds (1971)

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)

Gideon v. Wainwright question

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

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?

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)

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)

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

Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

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

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)

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

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?

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

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)

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

Brown v. Board of Education question

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

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)

End this game?