AP Gov SCOTUS duel

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

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

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

1st Amendment freedom of speech

Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

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)

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)

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

Roe v. Wade question

McCulloch v. Maryland impact

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

Schenck v. US facts

14th amendment equal protection clause

1st amendment freedom of press

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 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)

Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

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

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

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review

Marbury v. Madison ruling

Brown v. Board of Education ruling

Roe v. Wade facts

Shaw v. Reno ruling

Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Gideon v. Wainwright 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?

US v. Lopez ruling

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

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

Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?

Schenck v. US impact until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

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?

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

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

Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

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

Citizens United v. FEC question

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

Marbury v. Madison ruling

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?

Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review

Shaw v. Reno ruling

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)

Citizens United v. FEC impact

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

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

McDonald v. Chicago facts

McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

Shaw v. Reno clause

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

US v. Lopez facts 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)

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

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