Top 15 Court Cases Flashcards
Marbury vs Madison (1803)
JUDICIAL REVIEW
The judicial branch is an equal branch. The have the power to interpret the laws
McCulloch v Maryland (1819)
SUPREMACY CLAUSE
The states can’t tax the federal government
The federal government is superior the state government
Schenck v US (1919)
“Clear and Present Danger”
Schenk was burning draft cards and couldn’t do it because it’s a threat to national security
Brown v Board (1954)
Desegregated public schools
Overturned Plessy v Ferguson and separate but equal
Held in Topeka because they had a balanced school system
Baker v Carr (1961)
“One Man, One vote”
Makes the population in state districts be as close to equal as possible
Engel v Vitale (1962)
ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE
All school sanctioned prayer is prohibited
Gideon v Wainwright (1963)
Citizens must be given a lawyer no matter what
6, 14th amendments
Tinker v Des Moines (1969)
Symbolic speech is protected
You can protest in school as long as it doesn’t interfere with the learning environment
New York Times v US (1971)
FREEDOM OF PRESS
Censorship of the press can only be done for national security
Wisconsin v Yoder (1972)
FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE
Amish kids could be exempt from state laws requiring public school attendance
Roe v Wade (1973)
PRIVACY CASE
Women can get an abortion because it’s their business
Shaw v Reno (1993)
No racial gerrymandering
Race can’t be a predominant factor in drawing district lines
United States v Lopez (1995)
Congress can’t make a nationwide Gun Free School Zone law if it’s based on the commerce cause
It’s left up to the states
McDonald v Chicago (2010)
2nd Amendment and Federalism
You can’t selectively take the bill of rights away from cities
Citizens United v FEC (2010)
PACS/ SUPER PACS
Corporations can spend unlimited funds on ads as long as it’s not for a specific candidate. However, it can be against one candidate
