Court Cases Notes

Question 1

dealt with “separate but equal” and not being allowed to sit in black part of transportation even though 1/8 black

Answer 1

Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 2

dealt with banned possession of handguns in DC and rifles having to be licensed; was settled that it is unconstitutional to ban guns, but it is constitutional to regulate them

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DC v. Heller

Question 3

A resident of a major metropolitan city wasn’t allowed to get a gun, which was deemed unconstitutional

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McDonald v. Chicago

Question 4

settled money as a form of speech

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Citizens United v. FEC

Question 5

Interracial marriage

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Loving v. Virginia

Question 6

In which congress created a national bank

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McCulloch v. Maryland

Question 7

dealt with the free exercise clause and amish children not having to keep attending school

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Yoder v. Wisconsin

Question 8

if school teaches creationism they have to teach evolution too

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Edwards v. Aguillard

Question 9

laws passed giving individuals monopolies on steamship travel, and marking that the only entity that has the right to mediate interstate commerce is the federal government/ congress

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Gibbons v. Ogden

Question 10

Death to Malapportionment; districts must have proportional ratios to the ammount of voters

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Baker v. Carr

Question 11

settles that no further limits for incumbents can be set by states; states cannot impose further qualifications for congress

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U.S Term Limits v. Thornton

Question 12

very important newspaper releases classifieds on vietnam, settles that this news paper has freedom of the press thanks to the 1st amendment, and prior restraint doesn’t apply here

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NY Times v. US

Question 13

prevents government from using evidence that was gathered in violation of the us constitution and protects against unreasonable search and seizures.

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Mapp v. Ohio

Question 14

argues that married couples have the right to privacy as to whether they should abort or not

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Griswold v. Connecticut

Question 15

right to privacy

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Roe v. Wade

Question 16

prayer in school by reading bibles violates 1st ammendment

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Abington Township v. Schempp

Question 17

repeates what was established in Roe v. Wade and established that spousal consent was not allowed

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Casey v. Planned Parenthood

Question 18

violence in speech against a certain race shouldn’t be tolerated

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Brandenburg v. Ohio

Question 19

Actual malice; actually meaning harm with things people do; malicious intent with something being published

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NY Times v. Sullivan

Question 20

due to legislative veto, someone who’s visa had expired wasn’t deported because he’d be in danger if he went back home

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INS v. Chadha

Question 21

unconstitutional to make pamphlets that go against US military draft

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Schenck v. US

Question 22

Established principles of judicial review

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Marbury v. Madison

Question 23

its okay not to pledge to flag if it goes against your religion

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WV Board v. Barnette

Question 24

established that all convicts must be read their rights

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Miranda v. Arizona

Question 25

establishes that districts can’t be based only on race by gerrymandering

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Shaw v. Reno

Question 26

children weren’t disturbing anyone and had freedom of speech even if they wore black armbands to protest vietnam war

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Tinker v. DesMoines

Question 27

NY could not require public school prayer even if they had an absentee option

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Engel v. Vitale

Question 28

states are not require to privacy of abortion and it IS constitutional to avoid funding for abortion

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Webster v. Reproductive

Question 29

line item veto declared unconstitutional

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Clinton v. New York

Question 30

nazis were allowed to protest in front of city hall in a jewish town bc of freedom of speechq

Answer 30

Skokie v. Illinois

Question 31

lemon test established;

1. must be secular
2. can’t be nice to only specific religious groups
3. minimal church and state

Answer 31

Lemon v. Kurtzman

Question 32

money is a form of speech

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Buckley v. Valeo

Question 33

against racial segregation in schools because it violates the equal protection clause

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Brown v. Board of Education

Question 34

case further established the idea that districts should be as equal as possible

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Wessbery v Sanders

Question 35

banned fized racial quotas but allowed afirmative action

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U of Cali v. Bakke

Question 36

used to extend reach of bill of rights and incorporation doctrine which defined the limits on the 1st amendment

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Gitlow v. NY

Question 37

motel was against civil rights act

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Heart of Atlanta v. US

Question 38

limited cases in which death penalty could be given bc man accidentally killed someone when he was just robbing a house

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Furman v. Georgia

Question 39

symbolic speech is protected by the 1st ammendment (Flag burning to protest reagan)

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Texas v. Johnson