Supreme Court Cases

Question 1

McCulloch vs Maryland

Answer 1

xDoes Congress have power to incorporate banks?

Question 2

Marbury v Madison

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xMarbury entitled to his apointments?

Question 3

Gibbons vs Ogden

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xinterstate commerce

Question 4

Barron v Baltimore

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5th amendment, right to take private property for public use w/out compensating owner

Question 5

Dred Scot v Sanford

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was Dred Scott free or a slave? 14th amendment

Question 6

Reynolds v US

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Anti-bigamy statute violate the First Amendments free exercise clause? Plural marriage

Question 7

The Civil Rights Cases

Answer 7

Civil Rights ACt of 1875 violate the 10th amendment of constitution

Question 8

Plessy v Ferguson

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Racial segregation on trains unconstitutional, equal protection clause 14th amendment

Question 9

Schenck v US (1896)

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Schenck wanted to repeal Conscription act, protected by first amendment?

Question 10

Gitlow v New York (1925)

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Is NY law punishing advocacy to overthrow govt violation of Free speech First amendment?

Question 11

Near v Minnesota (1931)

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Does the Minnesota “gag law” violate free press provision of First amendment?

Question 12

Powell v Alabama (1932)

Answer 12

Did the trials violate Due Process Clause of the Sixth Amendment

Question 13

Hamilton v Regents of University of California (1934)

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xDid the UC violate student’s rights by forcing miliraty training?

Question 14

Palko v Connecticut (1937)

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DOUBLE JEOPARDY fifth amendment

Question 15

Korematsu v US (1943)

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xDid pres Cong go beyond war powers by excluding restricting rights of Japanese Americans?

Question 16

Brown v Board (1954)

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Does segregation of children in public schools deprive children of equal protection laws guaranteed by 14th amendment?

Question 17

Mapp V Ohio (1961)

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Were the confiscated materials protected by the fourth amendment?

Question 18

Engel v Vitale (1962)

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Does reading prayer at school violate religion clause of First Amendment?

Question 19

Baker v Carr (1962)

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Did SC have jurisdiction over questions of legislative apportionment?

Question 20

Abbington v Schempp (1963)

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Did Abbington’s policy violate religious freedom protected by first 14th amendment? Bible reading

Question 21

Gideon v Wainright (1963)

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Does the Sixth Amendment right to counsel in criminal cases extend to felony defend in state courts?

Question 22

Wesberry v Sanders (1963)

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Did Georgia’s COngressional districts violate 14th amendment deprive citizens of full benefit of their right to vote?

Question 23

New York Times v Sullivan (1964)

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Did Alabama’s libel law unconstitutionally infringe on First Amendment’s freedom of speech and freedom of press MLK

Question 24

Grisworld v Connecticut (1963)

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Does Constitution protect right of marital privacy against state on a couple’s ability to be counseled use of contraceptives? first third fourth ninth amendments

Question 25

Miranda v Arizona (1966)

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Does police practice of interrogating without notifying of right to counsel protection violate first amendmnet?

Question 26

Epperson v Arkansas (1968)

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Does law forbidding teaching of evolution violate free speech rights of teachers or establishment clause of first amendment?

Question 27

Lemon v Kurtzman (1971)

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Did RI and PEnn statues violate 1st amendments establishment clause by making state financial available to “church related educational institutions”?

Question 28

New York Times v US (1971)

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Did Nixon’s admin’s efforts to prevent the publication of classified info violate first amendment?

Question 29

Roe v Wade (1973)

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xDoes Constitution embrace a woman’s right to terminate preg by abortion?privacy

Question 30

US v Nixon (1974)

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xIs pres right to safeguard info using “executive privilege” entirely immune from judicial review?

Question 31

Buckley v Valeo (1976)

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Did limits placed on electoral expendictures by FEC violate First amendment free speech and association?

Question 32

Greg v Georgia (1976)

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Is the imposition of death sentence prohibited uner 8th and 14th amendment as cruel and unusual punishment?

Question 33

UC Regents v Bakke (1978)

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DId UC violate 14th amendment equal protection and vicil rights act by practiving affirmative action that resulted in rejection of bakke’s app

Question 34

Wallace v Jaffree (1985)

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Did Alabama law violate the First Amendment’s establishment clause? religious prayer

Question 35

Webster v Reproductive Health Services (1987)

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Did Missouri Restrictions on abortion unconst infringe upon right to privacy or equal protect clause of fouteenth amendment

Question 36

Texas v Johnson (1989)

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Desecration of american flag by burning a form of free speech that is protected under first amend

Question 37

Planned Parenthood v Casey (1992)

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Can state require a woman who wants an abortion to obtain informed consent, wait 24 hours, without rights to abortions as guaranteed by roe v wade

Question 38

Shaw v Reno (1993)

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Did NC restidents claim, state created a racially gerrymandered district raise issue under 14th amendment

Question 39

US v Lopez (1995)

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Gun-free zones act, forbidding ind from carrying a gun into a school zone, exceeds power of Congress to legislate under Commerce Clause?

Question 40

Bush v Gore (2000)

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Did FLorida Sc violate Article 2 by making new election law?

Question 41

Grutter v Bollinger (2003)

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Does Univ of Michigan law School’s use of racial pref in student admissions violate equal protection clause of 14th amendment?

Question 42

McConnell v FEC (2003)

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Does “soft money” ban exceed Cong authority to regulate elections