AP Gov SCOTUS duel

1st Amendment Establishment Clause

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in 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

appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

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

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?

New York Times v. US ruling 6:3 for NYTimes, except in the case of a Clear and Present danger the US government does not have the power of prior restraint over the press

Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

McDonald v. Chicago impact

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)

Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

Brown v. Board of Education ruling

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

Baker v. Carr clause

Shaw v. Reno clause

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder question Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?

Brown v. Board of Education facts 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

Tinker v. Des Moines facts

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?

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling

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)

Citizens United v. FEC question

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

Citizens United v. FEC ruling

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

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

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)

McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

14th amendment equal protection clause

New York Times v. US question can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?

1st Amendment Establishment Clause

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

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

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)

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

5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause

Schenck v. US impact

Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

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

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

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

Citizens United v. FEC impact

1st Amendment freedom of speech

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

Tinker v. Des Moines impact

US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

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?

New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

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

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

Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling

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)

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