Does the federal government have implied powers?
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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)
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Shaw v. Reno question
Roe v. Wade impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Baker v. Carr ruling
1st amendment freedom of press
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)
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
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)
Citizens United v. FEC clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
Baker v. Carr question
Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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)
McDonald v. Chicago 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?
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?
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Shaw v. Reno ruling
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
