AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

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)

Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney

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?

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

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

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

Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

Shaw v. Reno facts 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 facts

Shaw v. Reno impact

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?

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

Does the federal government have implied powers?

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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)

Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

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?

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)

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)

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

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder facts

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

US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce 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)

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

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

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?

5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

1st Amendment Establishment Clause

Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

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

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

appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

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)

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

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

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

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

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

Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

14th amendment equal protection clause

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

Gideon v. Wainwright question

Gideon v. Wainwright facts 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)

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

Marbury V. Madison impact

New York Times v. US impact

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)

Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

Tinker v. Des Moines question 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?

End this game?