AP Gov SCOTUS duel

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

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

Brown v. Board of Education facts

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

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

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

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)

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

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

Citizens United v. FEC question

Citizens United v. FEC impact

US v. Lopez facts

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

Baker v. Carr question

New York Times v. US facts

Wisconsin v. Yoder question

Gideon v. Wainwright impact

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

Roe v. Wade question

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

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

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)

New York Times v. US clause

Marbury V. Madison impact

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling

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)

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?

5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?

Gideon v. Wainwright question

Citizens United v. FEC question

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

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)

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

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)

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

religion trumps schooling

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

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)

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

McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

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

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)

Citizens United v. FEC impact

appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

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

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

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause

7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

Shaw v. Reno question

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

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?

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

Tinker v. Des Moines facts Students were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbol to protest the Vietnam War after being told that wearing the armbands would result in punishment. Their parents sued the school system for violating the students right to free speech (1969)

New York Times v. US impact

End this game?