Supreme Court Cases Flashcards
Marbury v Madison
Established judicial review- The right to determine the constitutionality of laws
Strengthened the judiciary in relation to other branches of government.
*Separation of powers: Checks and Balances
*The Judiciary
McCulloch v Maryland
Stated that no state can tax a federally chartered bank because the power to tax involves the power to destroy.
Supported the use of the elastic clause.
*Necessary and Proper cause
*The Judiciary
Gibbons v Ogden
States may regulate only what is solely interstate commerce (within a state).
Congress has power tp regulate inerstate commerce, including commerce with intrastate-interstaate activity.
*Property rights and economic policy: Interstate Commerce State
Worchester V Georgia
*Separaion of Powers
*Equality
The Constitution gives the federal, not state govenments exclusive jurisdicttion over Indian Nations. THis is the Act when President Jackson was a DickFace and was like “Fuck you congress I’m going to move the Indians now”
Dred Scot v. Sanford (1857)
Ruled that AA were not citizens because they were property of owners.
- Equality
- Civil Liberties
- The judiciary
United States v. E.C. Knight co
- National Power
The states can regulate interstate economic activities like manufacturing
Plessy v Ferguson
Equal but separate
Schneck v United States
Established limits on free speech. the right is dependent on circumstance.
Korematsu v. U.S.
The president has the power to limit civil liberties during wartime.
Brown v. Board of Education
Overturned separate but equal. Ruled that separate educational facilities are unequal and violate the 14th amendment.
Baker v Carr
Court has jurisdiction over apportionment of seats in state legislature. Over representation was a violation of the 14th amendment
Engel v Vitale
No official prayer in school
Gideon v Wainwright
you have the right to an attorney even if you are poor or accused of felony crimes
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
They have to give you your Miranda Rights
Tinker v Des Moines
Symbolic, silent expression is ok.
New York times v U.S.
the government had not made a strong enough case to stop the publication of he Pentagon Papers.
Swan v Charlotte
bus students to promote intergrating in public schools
Regents of UC v Bakke(1978)
Colleges can not use quotas in affirmative action programs in admission decisions.
Texas v. Johnson (1989)
You can burn the American Flag because of he first amendment but i don’t think its the best idea
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Penn et al v Casey (1992)
Upheld Roe decision
you dont have to tell your husband about your abortion
you have to have parents consent and a 24 hour waiting period
Northern Securities co v. U.S. (1904)
the Northeastern Securities Company was formed only to eliminate competition and so it was dissolved
American Tobacco v U.S.(1911)
allowed reorganization of ATC rather that dissolution.
U.S. v. Nixon (1974)
Nixon had to turn over the watergate tapes. The president is not above the law
Roe v Wade (1973)
making abortions illegal was unconstitutional.