AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?

US v. Lopez facts Lopez, a senior brought a gun to his public high school, illegal under the federal Gun Free School Zones Act. He was arrested and tried in federal court. He sued saying that regulation on state property (schools) was state business. (1995)

McDonald v. Chicago impact

unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

Marbury v. Madison ruling

Wisconsin v. Yoder question Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?

4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

New York Times v. US clause

free speech clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause

Citizens United v. FEC facts

Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

In Tennessee district boundaries were not being redrawn despite unequal spread of voters. Baker, a Tennessee citizen, sued on the grounds that the district lines made rural votes worth more than urban ones. (1962)

Roe v. Wade impact

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Marbury V. Madison impact

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

Marbury v. Madison question

McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?

McCulloch v. Maryland clause

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

Brown v. Board of Education clause

Gideon v. Wainwright facts Gideon was convicted for a felony in florida where there were no state laws protecting right to an attorney. in prison he researched law and sued citing violations of his 6th amendment rights (1963)

used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

Brown was a student at a Topeka school. She had to travel much farther to the nearest black school than she would to the white one. With support from the NAACP Brown sued (1954

US v. Lopez ruling

overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder facts For religious reasons Amish families refused to send their children to high school citing a religious exemption, violating a Wisconsin law and were fined. They sued the state for violating their freedom of religion (1972)

Wisconsin v. Yoder question

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

Tinker v. Des Moines facts Students were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbol to protest the Vietnam War after being told that wearing the armbands would result in punishment. Their parents sued the school system for violating the students right to free speech (1969)

Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

Shaw v. Reno facts

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

Baker v. Carr ruling

Engel v. Vitale facts

US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

Brown v. Board of Education facts Brown was a student at a Topeka school. She had to travel much farther to the nearest black school than she would to the white one. With support from the NAACP Brown sued (1954

Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Roe v. Wade question Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?

Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

Schenck v. US impact

Gideon v. Wainwright question Does the 6th Amendment's right to counsel in criminal cases extend to defendants in state courts, even in cases in which the death penalty is not at issue?

Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney

Engel v. Vitale question Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?

Baker v. Carr clause

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press

McDonald v. Chicago facts

Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?

End this game?