AP Test Flashcards

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Engel v. Vitale

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  • School had students say a prayer after pledge of allegiance, parents challenged the practice
  • Does the state composed prayer violate the Establishment Clause in 1st Amendment?
  • It does violate it
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Marbury v. Madison

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  • Marbury ordered a writ of mandamus to make Supreme Court get his commission
  • Marbury is entitled to it and writ of mandamus is right, but court can’t obtain it for him since Article 13 is unconstitutional
  • Established Judicial Review
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Gideon v. Wainwright

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  • Gideon committed crimes in a bunch of states but when arrested in Florida he wasn’t given a lawyer due to state laws
  • 6th Amendment says people have right to counsel for defense, so does 14th amendment apply to 6th amendment?
  • Yes, Gideon entitled to lawyer since 6th amendment is for states
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McDonald v. Chicago

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  • McDonald wants a gun but Chicago doesn’t allow them from ban
  • Does the law infringe on Second Amendment right to bear arms
  • Agreed with McDonald, dictated that Second Amendment is in 14th amendment, applied to states
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NYT v. US

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  • NYT posted about government lies, ordered to be taken down by Nixon through “Prior Restraint”
  • About First Amendment freedom of press
  • Sided with NYT, said prior restraint can only be used if publishing a threat to national security
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Brown v. Board

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  • Brown argued that racial segregation was a violation of the equal protection clause of 14th amendment
  • Agreed with Brown, declared segregation unconstitutional
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Schenck v. US

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  • Schenck wrote a pamphlet encouraging people to resist the draft to war, arrested for it
  • Schenck argued that his 1st amendment free speech was violated
  • Didn’t agree with Schenck since he went too far
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Wisconsin v. Yoder

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  • Families pulled children after 8th grade because of religious beliefs, but Wisconsin required them to stay in school until 16
  • Argued that it impedes free exercise clause
  • Agreed with Yoder
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New Jersey v. TLO

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  • Teacher smelled smoke, searched bag for pot despite denial
  • 4th amendment, was the search constitutional and does the exclusionary rule apply to public school
  • Search was reasonable because schools only need reasonable suspicion
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Griswold v. Connecticut

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  • Griswold was banned from using contraceptives under Connecticut Law
  • Argued it violated due process law of 14th amendment
  • Supported Griswold, said marital rights was protected
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Roe v. Wade

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  • Case based on woman’s right to privacy
  • Restrictive abortion laws violates constitutional right to privacy
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Tinker v. Des Moines

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  • Children wore banned armbands to school in silent protest against war, suspended for it
  • Argued it was a violation of free speech
  • Decided it was a violation of student rights
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1st Amendment

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Protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition

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2nd Amendment

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Protects right to bear arms

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3rd Amendment

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Protects people from having soldiers quartered in their homes

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4th Amendment

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Protects against unreasonable searches and seizure of personal property

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5th Amendment

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Deals with rights of citizens when they are accused of crimes

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6th Amendment

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Explains how process will go when person is accused of crime and what protections they are entitled to

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7th Amendment

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Guarantees right to trial by jury

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8th Amendment

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Protects against cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail

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9th Amendment

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Acknowledges if rights aren’t mentioned in 10th amendment, doesn’t mean they aren’t protected

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10th Amendment

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States that powers not granted to federal government from the Constitution belong to the states

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McCulloch v. Maryland

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  • National banks were established in Maryland, they decided to tax them
  • Cashier refused to pay the tax
  • Maryland believed establishment of the national bank was unconstitutional
  • Decision was that the bank is constitutional via necessary and proper clause
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14th Amendment

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Selective Incorporation; applied Bill of Rights to the states

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Baker v. Carr

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  • Tennessee reapportioned seats so that rural voters had more power than urban voters
  • Decision established that apportionment was justiciable
  • Also decided that the reapportionment violated equal protection clause of 14th amendment
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Shaw v. Reno

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  • North Carolina submitted a racially gerrymandered redistricting
  • Decision found it unconstitutional under equal protection clause
  • Found the idea of any majority race gerrymandering unconstitutional
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15th Amendment

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Let Black Men vote

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17th Amendment

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Granted people the right to vote senators into office

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19th Amendment

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Recognized Women’s Suffrage

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24th Amendment

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Abolished poll taxes

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26th Amendment

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Lowered voting age form 21 to 18

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Citizens United v. FEC

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  • Limits on contributions from individuals and corporations are a violation of free speech
  • Independent expenditure groups are protected
  • Led to development of SuperPACs
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United States v. Lopez

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  • Lopez brought concealed gun into school, federally charged based on act that bars individuals from bringing guns based off of Commerce Clause
  • Decision was that the act didn’t affect commerce clause, so couldn’t be related, reinforced states rights
  • Commerce couldn’t give Congress unlimited power