AP Gov SCOTUS duel

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

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)

9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

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

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

Roe v. Wade impact

McCulloch v. Maryland impact

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

1st Amendment freedom of speech

Citizens United v. FEC question

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

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

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?

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?

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)

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

Schenck v. US impact

Roe v. Wade clause

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

US v. Lopez impact

Wisconsin v. Yoder facts

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

Baker v. Carr facts

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling

New York Times v. US impact

Gideon v. Wainwright impact

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

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

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)

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

Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

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)

Brown v. Board of Education ruling

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

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

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

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)

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)

Engel v. Vitale question

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling

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

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

Commerce Clause

Schenck v. US clause

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

unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

Wisconsin v. Yoder facts

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

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

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?

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)

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

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

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

established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

End this game?