Case Quiz (Class) Flashcards
Brown vs. Board of Education
Overturned Plessy vs. Ferguson
“Separate but equal” is unconstitutional
Plessy vs. Ferguson
“Separate but equal”
Roe vs. Wade
Pro-choice
Trimester framework
Dobbs vs. Jackson
Overturned Roe vs. Wade
States can make abortion laws
Griswold vs. CT
Right to privacy created
Penumbra theory
Texas vs. Johnson
Flag burning = free speech
Tinker vs. Des Moines
Black arm bands (Vietnam war) = free speech
Furman vs. Georgia
Death penalty stopped
Gregg vs. Georgia
Death penalty allowed
Reynolds vs. U.S.
Polygamy banned
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Right to lawyer in felony cases
Mapp vs. Ohio
Exclusionary rule created
(gov’t can’t use evidence that’s procured unlawfully)
Miranda vs. Arizona
Miranda warnings
Rights are read when arrested
Argersinger vs. Hamlin
Right to lawyer if jail time is possible
Near vs. Minnesota
Incorporated freedom of the press
No prior restraint (aka no censorship)
Wisconsin vs. Yoder
Amish schooling is freedom of religion
WY State Board of Education vs. Barnette
Pledge of Allegiance is not mandatory for students
NY Times vs. U.S.
Pentagon papers could be published
Brandenburg vs. Ohio
No free speech if violence is eminent and likely
Schenck vs. U.S.
No free speech if fails the clear and present danger test
Abington School District vs. Schempp
Daily bible reading in schools is unconstitutional
Lynch vs. Donnelly
Santa Claus test
Wallace vs. Jaffree
Daily moment of silence in schools is unconstitutional
Lemon vs. Kurtzman
Lemon test
