Court Cases + Amendments Flashcards
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Engel v. Vitale
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- School had students say a prayer after pledge of allegiance, parents challenged the practice
- Does the state composed prayer violate the Establishment Clause in 1st Amendment?
- It does violate it
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Marbury v. Madison
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- Marbury ordered a writ of mandamus to make Supreme Court get his commission
- Marbury is entitled to it and writ of mandamus is right, but court can’t obtain it for him since Article 13 is unconstitutional
- Established Judicial Review
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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- Gideon committed crimes in a bunch of states but when arrested in Florida he wasn’t given a lawyer due to state laws
- 6th Amendment says people have right to counsel for defense, so does 14th amendment apply to 6th amendment?
- Yes, Gideon entitled to lawyer since 6th amendment is for states
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McDonald v. Chicago
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- McDonald wants a gun but Chicago doesn’t allow them from ban
- Does the law infringe on Second Amendment right to bear arms
- Agreed with McDonald, dictated that Second Amendment is in 14th amendment, applied to states
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NYT v. US
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- NYT posted about government lies, ordered to be taken down by Nixon through “Prior Restraint”
- About First Amendment freedom of press
- Sided with NYT, said prior restraint can only be used if publishing a threat to national security
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Brown v. Board
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- Brown argued that racial segregation was a violation of the equal protection clause of 14th amendment
- Agreed with Brown, declared segregation unconstitutional
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Schenck v. US
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- Schenck wrote a pamphlet encouraging people to resist the draft to war, arrested for it
- Schenck argued that his 1st amendment free speech was violated
- Didn’t agree with Schenck since he went too far
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Wisconsin v. Yoder
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- Families pulled children after 8th grade because of religious beliefs, but Wisconsin required them to stay in school until 16
- Argued that it impedes free exercise clause
- Agreed with Yoder
9
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New Jersey v. TLO
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- Teacher smelled smoke, searched bag for pot despite denial
- 4th amendment, was the search constitutional and does the exclusionary rule apply to public school
- Search was reasonable because schools only need reasonable suspicion
10
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Griswold v. Connecticut
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- Griswold was banned from using contraceptives under Connecticut Law
- Argued it violated due process law of 14th amendment
- Supported Griswold, said marital rights was protected
11
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Roe v. Wade
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- Case based on woman’s right to privacy
- Restrictive abortion laws violates constitutional right to privacy
12
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Tinker v. Des Moines
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- Children wore banned armbands to school in silent protest against war, suspended for it
- Argued it was a violation of free speech
- Decided it was a violation of student rights
13
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1st Amendment
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Protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
14
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2nd Amendment
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Protects right to bear arms
15
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3rd Amendment
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Protects people from having soldiers quartered in their homes
