Court Cases
Determined the free exercise clause can allow Amish students to not attend school
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder
Federal System of government, Bill of Rights, and 27 amendments.
What is the US Constitution?
Legalized abortion across the country; overturned by Dobbs v. Jackson (2022)
What is Roe v. Wade?
Argues that unity in the executive branch is a main ingredient for both energy and safety. Energy arises from the proceedings of a single person, characterized by, "decision, activity, secrecy, and dispatch," while safety arises from the unitary executive's unconcealed accountability to the people.
What is Fed 70?
Placed a limit on the interstate commerce clause, restricting the federal government's power.
What is US v. Lopez?
Selectively incorporated Second Amendment to the states
What is McDonald v. Chicago?
Limitations placed upon the central government rendered it ineffective at governing the continually growing size of America.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson; determined 'separate but equal' laws unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education
As “the weakest of the three departments of power,” the Judiciary needs strengthening.
Without an independent judiciary, any rights reserved to the people by the Constitution “would amount to nothing,” since the legislature cannot be relied upon to police itself.
What is Fed 78?
Lifted many financial restrictions on outside groups influencing political campaigns
What is Citizens United v FEC?
Outlawed racial gerrymandering
What is Shaw v. Reno?
Proposes a government broken into three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Each branch should be self-sufficient, but each should have some kind of power over the other in order for them to keep each other from taking over the government.
What is Separation of Powers?
Affirmed SCOTUS can involve itself in redistricting; mandated relatively equally populated Congressional districts in a state
What is Baker v. Carr
Argues that "pure democracy" only works in small groups and that a large scale will lead to tyranny of the majority
What is Fed 10?
Selectively incorporated the 6th amendments right to counsel
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
Established Judicial Review
What is Marbury v. Madison?
All people created equal (Natural Rights of Life, Liberty, Property)
Governments are created to protect these rights
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Determined symbolic speech is covered under the 1st Amendment
Tinker v. Des Moines
The immense power of the federal government requires the people to sacrifice their liberties
A bill of rights was necessary to protect the people from the government
What is Brutus 1?
Affirmed the Bank of the US and affirmed supremacy of the federal government.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
Established 'clear and present danger' litmus test for censoring speech
What is Schenck v. US?
a strong, united republic would be more effective than the individual states at controlling “factions”
What is Fed 10?
Determined establishment clause forbids public school-sponsored prayer
What is Engel v. Vitale?
lifetime appointments, guaranteed “during good behavior” to insure that judges can resist encroachments from the legislature (to which presumably they would be vulnerable by means of bribes or threats)
What is NY Times Co. v. US?