Supreme Court Cases

Question 1

Marbury v. Madison 1803

Answer 1

Established principle of judicial review. Makes court coequal branch

Question 2

Obergfell v. Hodges 2015

Answer 2

Legalizes gay marriage in US

Question 3

Gibbons v. Ogden 1824

Answer 3

Congress has the sole authority to regulate interstate commerce

Question 4

McCulloch v. Maryland 1819

Answer 4

Necessary and proper clause. Elastic clause gives more power to Congress

Question 5

Plessy v. Ferguson 1896

Answer 5

Separate but equal is legal. Institutionalizes Jim Crow/segregation

Question 6

Schenck v. US 1919

Answer 6

Speech may be limited if it presents a “clear and present danger”

Question 7

Gitlow v. NY 1925

Answer 7

Incorporation of free speech. States are prohibited from limiting speech

Question 8

Near v. Minnesota 1931

Answer 8

Incorporation of free speech. States are prohibited from passing laws preventing publication. No prior restraint

Question 9

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, KS 1954

Answer 9

Segregation is unconstitutional overturns Plessey

Question 10

Griswold v. Connecticut 1965

Answer 10

Right to privacy established

Question 11

Lemon v. Kurtzman 1971

Answer 11

Establishes lemon test for aid to religious schools from the state

Question 12

Brandenburg v. Ohio 1969

Answer 12

Cannot limit speech unless it specifically invites people to violence

Question 13

McDonald v. Chicago 2010

Answer 13

Incorporation of the 2nd amendment. States and localities cannot broadly bar weapons

Question 14

Mapp v. Ohio 1961

Answer 14

Incorporation of 4th amendment. Established the exclusionary rule

Question 15

Miranda v. Arizona 1966

Answer 15

Said that defendants must be advised of their rights when arrested

Question 16

Gregg v. Georgia 1976

Answer 16

Allowed the death penalty again. Death penalty not inherently unconstitutional

Question 17

Gideon v. Wainwright 1963

Answer 17

All felony defendants have right to an attorney

Question 18

New York Times v. Sullivan 1964

Answer 18

Established malice test for libel and slander. Must be malicious and known to be false for speech to be limited

Question 19

Katzenbach v. McClung 1964

Answer 19

Upheld civil rights act 1964, citing the commerce clause

Question 20

Tinker v. Des Moines 1969

Answer 20

Student protest allowed under 1st amendment. As long as it does not unnecessarily disrupt the school day

Question 21

Shelby County v. Holder 2013

Answer 21

Struck down federal pre-clearance requirements for certain states and localities in regards to the voting rights act

Question 22

Citizen’s United v. FEC 2010

Answer 22

Allows corporations and outside groups to spend unlimited money on political campaigns. SuperPACs

Question 23

Lawrence v. Texas 2003

Answer 23

Struck down laws criminalizing homosexuality

Question 24

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke 1978

Answer 24

Racial quota system not Constitutional

Question 25

Grutter and Gratz v. Bollinger 2003

Answer 25

Race may be taken into consideration but cannot be used to give an advantage to applicants to college

Question 26

Chambers v. Florida 1940

Answer 26

Police cannot compel confession through intense interrogation

Question 27

Powell v. Alabama 1932

Answer 27

Right to an attorney in death penalty cases

Question 28

Terry v. Ohio 1967

Answer 28

Stop and frisk is constitutional

Question 29

Katz v. US 1967

Answer 29

Warrant required for surveillance of public pay phone physical intrusion not necessary to bring amendment into pay