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

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

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

Marbury v. Madison question

McCulloch v. Maryland facts

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

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

Marbury V. Madison impact

McDonald v. Chicago clause

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

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?

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

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

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)

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

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)

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

1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

US v. Lopez ruling

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

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

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

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

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

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 ruling

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)

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

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

Shaw v. Reno 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

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

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

Engel v. Vitale impact

Brown v. Board of Education ruling

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

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)

necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

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?

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

14th amendment equal protection clause

a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

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

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

Does the federal government have implied powers?

Citizens United v. FEC impact

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

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

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

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

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

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

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)

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?

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

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

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