court cases 19-24

Question 1

heart of atlanta motel v united states

Answer 1

• The motel in Atlanta Georgia refused to accept black Americans and was charged with violating title two.
• Title II of the 1964 civil rights act
• The court concluded that places of public accommodation had NO right to select guess they saw fit

Question 2

korematsu v US

Answer 2

• During World War II the United States had an act that led to the intern meant of more than 100,000 Japanese Americans. Korematsu stayed in San leandro California and violated the civilian exclusion order.
• The fifth amendment
• The court voted in favor with United States because it was justified through the circumstances of emergency and peril.

Question 3

lemon v kurtzman

Answer 3

• The Rhode island and Pennsylvania statutes violated this clause by making state financial aid available to church related educational institutions.
• First amendment
• Look for sided with Lemon. It must not faster and excessive government entanglement with religion.

Question 4

mapp v ohio

Answer 4

• Mapp was convicted of possessing obscene materials after an admittedly illegal police search of her home for a fugitive.
• The fourth amendment and the first
• the court voted in favor of mapp and declared that all evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the Constitution is in admissible in a state court

Question 5

mcCulloch v Maryland

Answer 5

• the state of Maryland passed Legislation to impose taxes on the bank McCulloch the cashier of the bank refused to pay the tax
• Supremacy clause

-The court held that Congress has the power to incorporate the bank and then Maryland could not tax instruments of the national government employed.
NO TAXES FOR BANKS.

Question 6

miller v california

Answer 6

• Miller was arrested for violating California’s statute prohibiting the distribution of obscene material.
• The first amendment
• The court held that obscene material did not enjoy First Amendment protection so they voted against Miller