Supreme Court Cases

Question 0

Barron v Baltimore, 1833

Answer 0

Baltimore wins and takes land because bill of rights only applies to Feds

Question 1

McCullouch v Maryland, 1819

Answer 1

Creates notion that Feds always superior to state

Question 2

Dred Scott v Sanford, 1857

Answer 2

Legalized slavery everywhere in US; fugitive slave clause in article; overturned Kansas-Nebraska act; overturns Missouri act

Question 3

Plessy v Fergeson, 1896

Answer 3

Separate but equal

Question 4

Santa Clara v Southern Pacific Railroad, 1886

Answer 4

Corporationsare citizens

Question 5

Schenck v US

Answer 5

Supreme Court ruled that anything produced by a citizen that presents clear and present danger you are not protected by 1st amendment

Question 6

Gitlow v NY, 1925

Answer 6

No state can take away life, liberty and the persuit of happines; rule 14th amendment allows for citizens to sue state based on rights in Bill of Rights

Question 7

Brown v Board of Education, 1954

Answer 7

Separate not equal; public schools are for everyone

Question 8

Civil rights act ‘64

Answer 8

Forced public places to desegregate

Question 9

Voting rights act ‘65

Answer 9

Federal oversight in states with racial prejudice

Question 10

Griswold v Conneticut, 1965

Answer 10

Establishes right to privacy in the prescription of birth control

Question 11

Roe v Wade, 1973

Answer 11

Roe was raped and wanted to terminate pregnancy; made griswold argument

Question 12

Majority leader of house

Answer 12

Eric Cantour

Question 13

Speaker of house

Answer 13

John Boehner

Question 14

Majority house whip

Answer 14

Kevin McCarthy

Question 15

House minority whip

Answer 15

Steny Hoyer

Question 16

House minority leader

Answer 16

Nancy Pollozi

Question 17

Senate majority leader

Answer 17

Harry Reid

Question 18

Senate majority whip

Answer 18

Dick Durbin

Question 19

Senate president pro tempor

Answer 19

PATRICK Lehy

Question 20

Senate minority leader

Answer 20

Mitch Mconnell

Question 21

Senate minority whipper(;

Answer 21

John Cornyn

Question 22

Secretary of State

Answer 22

John Kerry

Question 23

4 parts of article 6 (Supremacy- if laws conflict, Feds win)

Answer 23

1. All debts in the old constitution government will still remain when new constitution is adopted
2. Judicial review
3. Constitution is supreme
4. Separation of cutch and state

Question 24

Article 4

Answer 24

1. Every state has to recognize others laws
2. Extratradition (must be retuned if you flee of a convicted crime (except in Argentina))
3. New territories and relationship to Feds
4. No communism

Question 25

Federalism

Answer 25

Relationship of states and citizens to federal government