Civics Honors Supreme Court Cases Flashcards by Lexie Lopez

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Plessy v Ferguson

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separate but equal allows Jim Crow Laws; is constitutional

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Guinn v US

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end the grandfather clause in literacy test laws

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Korematsu v US

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Japanese camps are legal

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Smith v Allwright

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end all white primaries

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Hernandez v Texas

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14th amendment to Hispanics

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Brown v Topeka

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school segregation illegal; not constitutional

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Loving v Virgina

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inter-racial marriage can’t be banned by a state

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Craig v Boren

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gender discrimination for different drinking ages

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Obergefell v Hodges

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same sex marriage legal

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Powell v Alabama

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lawyer for capital cases

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Gideon v Wainright

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lawyer for felony cases

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Chaplinsky v New Hampshire

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fighting words is not protected free speech

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Brandenburg v Ohio

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fighting words must directly incite a riot

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Miranda v Arizona

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you must read your rights

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Barren v Baltimore

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BOR does not apply to the states

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NAACP v Alabama

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freedom of assembly; private group’s member list

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Gitlow v New York

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incorporation begins with free speech

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Near v Minnesota

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prior restraint is incorporated

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Boy Scouts v Dale

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freedom of assemply; private groups can choose their own members

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Mapp v Ohio

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exclusionary rule incorporated

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McDonald v Chicago

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2nd amendment incorporated

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Reynolds v US

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polygamy not free exercise

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Wisconsin v Yoder

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Amish free exercise

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Abington v Schempp

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establishment clause ends school Bible reading

EU v Smith

peyote not free exercise

Engel v Vitale

establishment clause ends school prayer

Abington v Schempp

establishment clause ends mandatory Bible reading

Lemon v Kurtzman

tax money to religious schools must have a secular purpose

Roth v US

obscenity is not protected free speech

Miller v California

obscenity is a local issue

Texas v Johnson

flag burning

Tinker v Des Moines

arm bands protest of war in school

McCullough v Maryland

national bank is an implied power

Lopez v US

Civil Rights Act of 1964 is legal

Clinton v New York

line-item veto

Griswold v Connecticut

right to birth control, privacy rights

Roe v Wade

right to abortion

Vernona v Acton

random drug testing of athletes at schools

Furman v Georgia

ends death penalty

Gregg v Georgia

death penalty allowed