Supreme Court Cases

Question 1

Marbury v Madison

Answer 1

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

Question 2

McCulloch v Maryland

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Gibbons v Ogden

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Worchester V Georgia

Answer 4

*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”

Question 5

Dred Scot v. Sanford (1857)

Answer 5

Ruled that AA were not citizens because they were property of owners.

• Equality
• Civil Liberties
• The judiciary

Question 6

United States v. E.C. Knight co

Answer 6

• National Power

The states can regulate interstate economic activities like manufacturing

Question 7

Plessy v Ferguson

Answer 7

Equal but separate

Question 8

Schneck v United States

Answer 8

Established limits on free speech. the right is dependent on circumstance.

Question 9

Korematsu v. U.S.

Answer 9

The president has the power to limit civil liberties during wartime.

Question 10

Brown v. Board of Education

Answer 10

Overturned separate but equal. Ruled that separate educational facilities are unequal and violate the 14th amendment.

Question 11

Baker v Carr

Answer 11

Court has jurisdiction over apportionment of seats in state legislature. Over representation was a violation of the 14th amendment

Question 12

Engel v Vitale

Answer 12

No official prayer in school

Question 13

Gideon v Wainwright

Answer 13

you have the right to an attorney even if you are poor or accused of felony crimes

Question 14

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

Answer 14

They have to give you your Miranda Rights

Question 15

Tinker v Des Moines

Answer 15

Symbolic, silent expression is ok.

Question 16

New York times v U.S.

Answer 16

the government had not made a strong enough case to stop the publication of he Pentagon Papers.

Question 17

Swan v Charlotte

Answer 17

bus students to promote intergrating in public schools

Question 18

Regents of UC v Bakke(1978)

Answer 18

Colleges can not use quotas in affirmative action programs in admission decisions.

Question 19

Texas v. Johnson (1989)

Answer 19

You can burn the American Flag because of he first amendment but i don’t think its the best idea

Question 20

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Penn et al v Casey (1992)

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Northern Securities co v. U.S. (1904)

Answer 21

the Northeastern Securities Company was formed only to eliminate competition and so it was dissolved

Question 22

American Tobacco v U.S.(1911)

Answer 22

allowed reorganization of ATC rather that dissolution.

Question 23

U.S. v. Nixon (1974)

Answer 23

Nixon had to turn over the watergate tapes. The president is not above the law

Question 24

Roe v Wade (1973)

Answer 24

making abortions illegal was unconstitutional.