AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

Engel v. Vitale facts

US v. Lopez question

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

Roe v. Wade question

New York Times v. US question

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

Citizens United v. FEC question

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)

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

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?

6th amendment, right to an attorney

Brown v. Board of Education facts

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder question

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?

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

Shaw v. Reno question

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)

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

6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

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

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Shaw v. Reno 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

US v. Lopez facts

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

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 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?

Wisconsin v. Yoder question

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)

6th amendment, right to an attorney

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?

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

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

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

Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

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

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

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

protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

1st Amendment freedom of speech

6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Engel v. Vitale 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?

Commerce Clause

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

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)

Shaw v. Reno clause

McCulloch v. Maryland facts

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

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

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)

used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

McCulloch v. Maryland question

End this game?