AP Gov SCOTUS duel

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

Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

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

McCulloch v. Maryland question

New York Times v. US facts

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?

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

Engel v. Vitale impact

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 reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause

New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

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

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

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

Marbury v. Madison ruling

New York Times v. US clause

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

Marbury v. Madison ruling

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

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

Citizens United v. FEC clause

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

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

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)

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

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)

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)

Citizens United v. FEC facts

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

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 clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Does the federal government have implied powers?

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

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?

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

Tinker v. Des Moines facts

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

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

Tinker v. Des Moines impact

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

Roe v. Wade question

Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

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

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)

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)

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling

New York Times v. US clause

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

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?

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?

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

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

McDonald v. Chicago 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)

1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

End this game?