AP Gov SCOTUS duel

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

Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

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?

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling

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

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)

6th amendment, right to an attorney

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

1st Amendment freedom of speech

Roe v. Wade ruling

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)

McCulloch v. Maryland facts

US v. Lopez facts

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

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

Baker v. Carr question

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

Brown v. Board of Education ruling

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

1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

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?

Marbury V. Madison impact

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?

McCulloch v. Maryland question

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

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?

Shaw v. Reno impact

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

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)

McDonald v. Chicago 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)

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

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)

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

US v. Lopez clause

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

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

Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?

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

New York Times v. US ruling

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

Brown v. Board of Education ruling

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)

Tinker v. Des Moines question 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 clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney

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

Gideon v. Wainwright question

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

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

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

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?

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

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)

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

US v. Lopez facts

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

New York Times v. US clause

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

End this game?