court cases

Question 1

what was the significance of smith v. wainwright?

Answer 1

this ruling struck down the white primaries. Tx could no longer block blacks from voting in the democratic primary

Question 2

what was the ruling in brown v. board of education?

Answer 2

separation is inherently unequal. overturned plessy v. ferguson

Question 3

what was the courts reaction to milliken v. gradely?

Answer 3

the courts backed off the forced busing policy

Question 4

what court case is an illustration of the supremacy clause and the elastic clause?

Answer 4

McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 5

how did the ruling of the McCulloch v. Maryland case illustrate the supremacy clause? the elastic clause?

Answer 5

national laws override state laws. The state could not tax a federal bank.
it was questioned whether we need a national bank- the court respond with the elastic clause

Question 6

what did the court case Gibbons v. Ogden illustrate?

Answer 6

the supremacy clause and the commerce clause.

Question 7

how did the ruling of the Gibbons v. Ogden case illustrate the supremacy clause? the commerce clause?

Answer 7

because the federal government had issued a license to gibbons, he could cross state lines
neither state had the authority to control concessions between NY and NJ

Question 8

what was the ruling in Barron v. Baltimore?

Answer 8

John Marshall said the the 5th amendment did not apply to this case because it was not the federal government who had violated Barron’s property

Question 9

when did the court make the first amendment applicable to the states?

Answer 9

Gitlow v. NY

Question 10

in which court case was it ruled that symbolic speech is generally protected under the first amendment?

Answer 10

TX v. Johnson (flag burning case. not a popular ruling)

Question 11

what was the result of the ruling in miller v. california?

Answer 11

authority for deciding what is obscene is given back to the states and local governments

Question 12

in which case was it ruled that the state could not engage is censorship- they denying of publishing materials? what does the state have power to do?

Answer 12

Near v. Minnesota

after publication grounds may be claimed for bringing prosecution but their publication cannot be denied form the onset

Question 13

describe the Sheppard case

Answer 13

the jury was not isolated from press influence. on these grounds sheppard got off

Question 14

describe the case/ruling of employment division v. smith

Answer 14

getting high for religious reason is no defense when someone works for the state in a drug counseling job.

Question 15

what did the case Engle v. Vitale address?

Answer 15

prayer in school (court ruling was opposed to prayer in school)

Question 16

Mapp v. Ohio

Answer 16

Mapp was not convicted based on the evidence gathered against her because it was obtained unlawfully

Question 17

Gideon V. Wainwright

Answer 17

Gideon was not allowed an attorney to defend him against a felony charge. He served 25 yrs for a petty crime. he wrote a defense in jail and this helped change the way things happened

Question 18

which case suspended capital punishment?

Answer 18

Furman v. Georgia

Question 19

which case reinstated capital punishment? what is significant about this ruling?

Answer 19

Gregg v. Georgia- sentencing and punishing phases were entirely separated

Question 20

Plessy v. Ferguson

Answer 20

separate but equal

Question 21

what case overturned the ruling in plessy v. ferguson?

Answer 21

Brown v. Board of education

Question 22

what did dread v. sandford basically overturn?

Answer 22

the compromise of 1850