Supreme Court Cases Flashcards
McCulloch v. Maryland
national bank…
balance of power between federal and state gov
NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE
IMPLIED POWERS
Engel v. Vitale
school prayer…
ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE
1ST AMENDMENT
individual liberties
Wisconsin v. Yoder
amish kids, 8th grade…
FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE
1ST AMENDMENT
social order v. individual liberties
Schenck v. US
man telling people to resist the draft…
1ST AMENDMENT: free speech - X
CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
ESPIONAGE ACT
Tinker v. Des Moines School District
children wearing anti-war armbands in school…
1ST AMENDMENT: free speech
student’s speech in school
TIME, MANNER, PLACE
New York Times v. US
NYT leaking info with published papers…
PRIOR RESTRAINT - X
1ST AMENDMENT: free press
Citizens United v. FEC
Hillary Clinton movie…
BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT - X
1ST AMENDMENT: free speech
US v. Lopez
kid brings gun into school, gets charged federally…
COMMERCE CLAUSE
GUN FREE SCHOOL ZONES ACT - X (state decision, not federal)
McDonald v. Chicago
man wanted to buy handguns but was restricted…
2ND AMENDMENT: right to bear arms
14TH AMENDMENT: EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE
selective incorporation
Gideon v. Wainwright
Gideon didn’t get an attorney provided…
6TH AMENDMENT: right to fair-trail
14TH AMENDMENT: equal protection clause
selective incorporation
Baker v. Carr
Tennessee redistricting, banned malapportionment
14TH AMENDMENT: EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE
REDISTRICTING/MALAPPORTIONMENT
ONE PERSON, ONE VOTE
Shaw v. Reno
Racial gerrymandering…
14TH AMENDMENT: EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE
VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965
redistricting
Brown v. Board of Education
Disallowing segregated schools…
14TH AMENDMENT: EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE
“separate but equal” - X
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
