AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Wisconsin v. Yoder question

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

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

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

Brown v. Board of Education 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)

Gideon v. Wainwright clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact

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

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

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)

students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

Schenck v. US ruling

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

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

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

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

Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

Marbury v. Madison clause

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

can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?

Engel v. Vitale question Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?

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)

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

Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

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

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

protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

US v. Lopez ruling

Engel v. Vitale question

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)

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)

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)

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling

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)

Roe v. Wade impact

Engel v. Vitale clause

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?

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

1st Amendment freedom of speech

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)

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

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

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)

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

New York Times v. US 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?

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

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

Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

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

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

Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

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 ruling

Shaw v. Reno impact

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