Chapter 5: Civil Liberties Court Cases Part 2

Question 1

Jehovah’s Witnesses must salute the flag when saying the pledge

Answer 1

Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940)

Question 2

Overturned Gobitis and stated that there is no compulsion to salute

Answer 2

West Virginia Boe v. Barnette (1943)

Question 3

Mandatory public school attendance until the age of 16 violated the amish religious rights

Answer 3

Wisconsin v. Yonder (1972)

Question 4

Amish believed that it conflicted with their values and believed that formal education stops after 8th grade

Answer 4

Wisconsin v. Yonder (1972)

Question 5

Polygamy by the mormon church in Utah territory and the court upheld feder statue restriction that citizens are to be at one marriage at a time

Answer 5

Reynolds v. US (1878)

Question 6

Distinguished between religious beliefs and actions- law can restrict actions

Answer 6

Reynolds v. US (1878)

Question 7

2 native americans were fired for drug use in religious ceremonies and were denied unemployment compensation and sued
Supreme court upheld the state law because it applies to all citizens

Answer 7

Oregon v. Smith (2005)

Question 8

The Court allows religious symbols on government property if there is a commercial symbol (Santa)

Answer 8

Lynch v. Donnelly (1984)

Question 9

Supreme Court rules the display of the 10 commandments is a violation of the establishment clause

Answer 9

McCreary v. ACLU (2005)

Question 10

States don’t have to abide by federal due process rights

Answer 10

Barron v. Baltimore (1833)

Question 11

Double Jeopardy- Was tried once for murder and got life, once state appealed, retried and got the gas chamber

Answer 11

Palko v. Connecticut (1937)

Question 12

When once denied an attorney and the convicted and sentenced to 5 years, man self educated himself and then filed for an appeal and was found not guilty

Answer 12

Gideon v. Wainwright

Question 13

Not necessary (searches) without intrusions

Answer 13

Olmstead v. US (1928)

Question 14

Privacy protects people and all people have a reasonable expectation of privacy

Answer 14

Katz v. US (1967)

Question 15

Due process clause applies to states

Answer 15

Wolf v. Colorado (1949)

Question 16

Exclusionary Rule and fruit of poisonous tree doctrine do apply to states

Answer 16

Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

Question 17

Good Faith exception warrant for those serving it (officers)

Answer 17

Us v. Leon (1984)

Question 18

Policy mandates that police may search a vehicle of a recent arrest if it’s believed that the arrestee may obtain evidence necessary to the arrest

Answer 18

Arizona v. Grant (2009)

Question 19

Must give the right to counsel at accusatory stage

Answer 19

Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)

Question 20

Notification to the right to silence doesn’t apply to physical evidence

Answer 20

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Question 21

Upheld Miranda Rights

Answer 21

Dickerson v. US (2000)

Question 22

Doctor convicted for education parents of birth control and SC deemed it invalid law because it violated 4th amendment

Answer 22

Griswold vs. Connecticut (1965)

Question 23

Created the zone of personal autonomy- protecting the government from intruding personal lives

Answer 23

Griswold vs. Connecticut (1965)

Question 24

State has citizenship interest and can exercise control over 1st trimester abortions

Answer 24

Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989)

Question 25

States can place restrictions on abortions

Answer 25

Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992)

Question 26

Challenged Partial birth abortion ban act of 2003 and limited the way an abortion is performed in later pregnancy stage

Answer 26

Gonzalez v. Carhart (2007)

Question 27

Mississippi passed a law called “gestational age act” which prohibits abortions after 15 weeks and it overturned roe v. wade and planned parenthood v. casey

Answer 27

Dobbs v. Jackson (2022)

Question 28

Death Penalty is unconstitutional based under existing law

Answer 28

Furman v. Georgia (1972)

Question 29

Death Penalty is Constitutional based on circumstances

Answer 29

Gregg v. Georgia (1976)