Supreme Court Case study guide (quizlet)

Question 1

Marbury vs. Madison

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Established Judicial review for federal laws by declaring section 13 of the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional

Question 2

Plessy vs. Ferguson

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“separate but equal”

Question 3

Cooper vs. Aaron

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The Supremacy Clause of Article VI made the U.S. Constitution the supreme law of the land

Question 4

Gibbons vs Ogden

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The Supreme Court held that the power to regulate interstate navigation was granted to congress

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Schenck vs U.S.

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“the question in every case is wether words used in such circumstances”

Question 6

Dred Scott vs Sandford

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Africans in America whether slaves or free couldn’t become U.S. citizens

Question 7

Palko vs Connecticut

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The 5th amendment right to protection against double jeopardy isn’t a fundamental right incorporated by the 14th amendment

Question 8

Mapp vs Ohio

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Exclusionary rule, banning unconstitutionally obtained evidence from criminal prosecutions also applies to the states

Question 9

Gideon vs Wainwright

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Court decided that the 6th amendment right to counsel is a fundamental right applied to the states through the 14th amendment

Question 10

Miranda vs Arizona

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A landmark decision mandating that a person in custody prior to the investigation must be clearly informed of their rights

Question 11

Roe vs Wade

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A U.S. Supreme Court that resulted in a landmark judicial opinion about privacy being implied not enumerated in the constitution

Question 12

McCulloch vs Maryland

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Although the Constitution does not specifically give congress the power to establish a bank it does delegate the ability to tax and spend

Question 13

U.S. vs Lopez

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The Supreme Court held that while congress has broad lawmaking authority under the commerce clause it was not unlimited and did not apply to things such as handguns

Question 14

Barron vs Baltimore

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State governments are not bound by the 5th amendments requirement

Question 15

Gitlow vs New York

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Though the 14th amendment prohibits stars from infringing speech

Question 16

Weeks vs U.S.

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The warrantless seizure documents from a private home violated the 4th amendment

Question 17

Lawrence vs Texas

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A Texas law prohibiting homosexual sodomy violated the privacy and liberty of adults. 14th amendment

Question 18

Chaplinski vs New Hampshire

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A criminal conviction for causing a breech of peace through the use of “fighting words”

Question 19

Brown vs Board of Education

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Segregation of students in public schools violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment

Question 20

Webster vs Reproductive Health Services

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The court approved a Missouri Law that imposed restrictions on the use of state funds, facilities and employees on abortion

Question 21

U.S. vs Miller

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The only Supreme Court decision to directly address the 2nd amendment

Question 22

Griswold vs Connecticut

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Court found that this state law criminalizing the use of contraceptives violated the right to marital privacy

Question 23

Roth vs U.S.

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Court stated obscenity was not protected by the 1st amendment

Question 24

Brandenburg vs Ohio

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Restricted the government’s ability to punish free speech ONLY if verbal advocacy of an illegal act is directed

Question 25

New York Times vs U.S.

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Supreme Court ruled even the temporary restraining order of the Pentagon Papers was in violation to the 1st amendment