AP Gov SCOTUS duel

states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Citizens United v. FEC facts

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

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)

14th amendment equal protection clause

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

McCulloch v. Maryland facts

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)

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?

Baker v. Carr facts

Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

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

Marbury v. Madison clause

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

Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

Shaw v. Reno question

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

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 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)

McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?

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

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

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

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?

Roe v. Wade clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder question

Roe v. Wade impact

Wisconsin v. Yoder facts

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

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

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

McCulloch v. Maryland impact

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?

Schenck v. US impact

a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

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

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

New York Times v. US ruling

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)

states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Schenck v. US clause

necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

Roe v. Wade facts

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact

14th amendment equal protection clause

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

US v. Lopez clause

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

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

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

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)

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)

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

Gideon v. Wainwright 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)

Citizens United v. FEC facts 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)

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