AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Engel v. Vitale facts

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)

Roe v. Wade impact

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

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

1st Amendment Establishment Clause

5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

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

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

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

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)

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)

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

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

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

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)

1st Amendment freedom of 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?

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling

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?

protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press

Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

McCulloch v. Maryland question

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

appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

Schenck v. US impact

states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

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

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?

Citizens United v. FEC clause

McDonald v. Chicago facts

religion trumps schooling

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

McCulloch v. Maryland facts

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

New York Times v. US facts

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)

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

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

5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

New York Times v. US question

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

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

Citizens United v. FEC facts 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)

Baker v. Carr question

Engel v. Vitale impact

1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

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