AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Commerce Clause

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

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)

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)

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

Brown was a student at a Topeka school. She had to travel much farther to the nearest black school than she would to the white one. With support from the NAACP Brown sued (1954

Marbury v. Madison clause

Engel v. Vitale question

Engel v. Vitale impact

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling

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

New York Times v. US clause

Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

Citizens United v. FEC question

Citizens United v. FEC ruling

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?

US v. Lopez ruling

McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

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

Baker v. Carr ruling

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)

McDonald v. Chicago facts

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?

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)

Citizens United v. FEC impact

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

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?

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

1st Amendment freedom of speech

McCulloch v. Maryland question

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

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)

protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

14th amendment equal protection clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause

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

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)

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

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

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

McCulloch v. Maryland 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

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

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

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause

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

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

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 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)

Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review

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?

End this game?