Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
US v. Lopez impact
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Shaw v. Reno clause
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5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
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?
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
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McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Engel v. Vitale question
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic 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)
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Citizens United v. FEC impact
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder questionDid Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown 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
Baker v. Carr factsIn 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)
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Brown v. Board of Education question
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
1st amendment freedom of press
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Schenck v. US ruling
Schenck v. US facts
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA 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)
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
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Brown v. Board of Education impact
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Roe v. Wade factsRoe, 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)
Baker v. Carr factsIn 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)
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Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education question
14th amendment equal protection clause
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Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
Tinker v. Des Moines questionDoes banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
McCulloch v. Maryland factsMaryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
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)
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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)