Court Cases Flashcards
Marbury v. Madison
“Judicial Review”
Gibbons v. Ogden
Congressional control over interstate commerce
Worcester v. Georgia
Cherokee nation was a sovereign district nation
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Upheld slaves as property
Led to the Civil War
Plessy v. Ferguson
“Separate but Equal” Segregation
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Established the “Lemon Test”
whether a law or other government action that might promote a particular religious practice
Minersville School District v. Gobitis
“National Cohesion” (Requires students to salute the US Flag regardless of religious exemptions)
WV State Board of Education v. Barnette
Upholds “Freedom of Speech” (Removes the requirement to salute the US Flag)
Gillette v. United States
“Conscience Objection” (To avoid the draft, individuals would have to object to all wars)
Sherbert v. Verner
Established the “Sherbert Test” (“Compelling Government Interest” and “Narrowly Tailored”)
Department of Human Resource of Oregon v. Smith
Narrowed the “Sherbert Test”
Obergefell v. Hodges
Legalized “Gay Marriage” under the 4th amendment and “Equal Protections Clause” of the 14th Amendment
Texas v. Johnson
Legalized burning of the US Flag under “Freedom of Speech”
Tinker v. Des Moines
Upheld rights of symbolic protesting in public schools
Cohen v. California
Upheld the freedom of “Silent Expression”
