AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Engel v. Vitale clause

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

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

religion trumps schooling

Roe v. Wade clause

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?

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)

Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

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)

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

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

Roe v. Wade 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?

Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

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)

establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

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

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

1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

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

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

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

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

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

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)

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

Brown v. Board of Education impact

Gideon v. Wainwright clause

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

Tinker v. Des Moines facts

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

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)

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)

Citizens United v. FEC clause

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

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?

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?

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

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

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

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

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact

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)

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

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

McDonald v. Chicago clause

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

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)

Schenck v. US ruling

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

Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

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

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

1st Amendment Establishment Clause

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

Roe v. Wade impact

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

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

End this game?