Case Summaries
In this case, African American students were not allowed to attend the same public schools as White students.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of which party based on the idea that the refusal to deliver commissions was unconstitutional?
Who/What is Marbury?
What was the constitutional question in Shaw v. Reno?
What is does gerrymandering on solely the basis of race raise a valid issue under the 14th amendments equal protections clause?
Who is the current Chief Justice?
Who is John Roberts?
Which two cases both address gerrymandering and reapportionment?
What are Baker v. Carr and Shaw v. Reno?
In this case, a state on the east coast imposed taxes on a bank created by Congress.
What is McCullough v. Maryland?
In Baker v. Carr, the Supreme Court ruled on the side of ___ due to the court deciding that state reapportionment are in fact justifiable in federal court.
Who/What is Baker?
The constitutional question in what case raises the question of whether or not the Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded congressional power on the basis of the Commerce Clause?
What is United States v. Lopez?
Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
Who was John Jay?
The Roberts Court (current) decided on which two cases in 2010?
What are Citizens United v. FEC and McDonald v. Chicago?
High school students in this case wore armbands in support of a truce in the Vietnam War and were then suspended for their protest.
What is Tinker v Des Moines?
In relation to New York Times v. United States, what was the justification for the Court's ruling on behalf of New York Times?
What is it violated the 1st amendment OR wasn't a direct threat against the American people?
What was the constitutional question in Wisconsin v. Yoder?
What is does the requirement for children in Wisconsin to attend school until the age of 16 violate the 1st amendment?
This court was considered one of the most notable activist courts in the history of the Supreme Court with their rulings on cases such as Brown v. Board of Education, Baker v. Carr, and Tinker v. Des Moines amongst many others.
What is the Warren Court?
What two cases both address the freedom of religious practice clause of the 1st amendment?
What are Engel v. Vitale and Wisconsin v. Yoder?
In New York, there was an organization of voluntary, nondenominational prayer at the beginning of the school day that was then challenged in what case?
What is Engle v. Vitale?
What was the ruling in McDonald v. Chicago? Include both the party the Court ruled in favor of AND the justification.
What is McDonald AND the 14th amendment "Privileges and Immunities" and/or "Due Process" clauses did in fact apply the 2nd amendment to the states?
In Engel v. Vitale, what question was raised by the petitioner (Engel)?
What is does the reading of nondenominational prayer in a public school at the start of the school day violate the 1st amendment?
This Court decided the New York Times v. United States case in 1971.
What is the Burger Court?
What 4 cases all have constitutional questions that address the 1st amendment?
What are Engel v. Vitale, Tinker v. Des Moines, New York Times v. United States, and Wisconsin v. Yoder?
In this case, two people were charged with a violation of the Espionage Act after distributing leaflets recommending a peaceful protest of the draft and challenged said charges.
What is Schenck v. United States?
In Gideon v. Wainwright, the precedent established by the Court was what?
What is the 6th amendment's right to counsel does apply to criminal defendants on the state level as well as federal level?
What are TWO of the constitutional questions raised by Citizens United v. FEC?
What are any of the following:
1) Did the Supreme Court's decision in McConnell resolve all constitutional as-applied challenges to the BCRA when it upheld the disclosure requirements of the statute as constitutional?
2) Do the BCRA's disclosure requirements impose an unconstitutional burden when applied to electioneering requirements because they are protected "political speech" and not subject to regulation as "campaign speech"?
3) If a communication lacks a clear plea to vote for or against a particular candidate, is it subject to regulation under the BCRA?
4) Should a feature length documentary about a candidate for political office be treated like the advertisements at issue in McConnell and therefore be subject to regulation under the BCRA?
Which Court decided the Schenck v. United States case?
What is the White Court?
Which case is frequently confused with Miranda v. Arizona due to its subject matter mainly being rights of criminal defendants?
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?