New York Times v. United States
This amendment protects freedom of the press and was central to the Court’s decision in this case.
What is the First Amendment?
This religious group did not want their children to attend high school.
Who are the Amish?
This 1995 Supreme Court case limited Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause for the first time in decades.
What is United States v. Lopez?
This Chicago resident was the main plaintiff in the Supreme Court case McDonald v. Chicago.
Who is Otis McDonald?
This amendment was used to justify the right to privacy in Roe v. Wade.
What is the 14th Amendment?
The government tried to stop newspapers from publishing information before it was released. This is called:
What is prior restraint?
The Court said forcing Amish students to attend school violated this First Amendment right.
What is freedom of religion?
The student was charged under the law for bringing a gun to school in Texas.
Who is Alfanso Lopez Jr.?
This year marks when the Supreme Court decided McDonald v. Chicago.
What is 2010?
Roe v Wade was decided this year.
When is 1973?
These secret documents about the Vietnam War were published by the New York Times.
What are the Pentagon Papers?
This law required students to attend school until age 16 and was challenged in the case.
What is compulsory education?
The majority said accepting the government’s reasoning would remove this key limit on Congress.
What is any meaningful limit on Commerce Clause power?
This constitutional doctrine describes how rights in the Bill of Rights are applied to the states one at a time through Supreme Court rulings.
What is selective incorporation?
The plaintiff challenged abortion laws in this state.
What is Texas?
The Court ruled the government did not prove this was a strong enough reason to stop publication.
What is a threat to national security?
The Court ruled that this constitutional right was more important than the state’s education law.
What is the free exercise of religion?
The dissent relied on this earlier precedent, allowing broad Commerce Clause power.
What is Wickard v. Filburn?
This change in federal/state power meant that states could no longer ignore the Second Amendment when making gun laws.
What is that states must follow the Second Amendment?
Roe v. Wade was decided during the tenure of this Chief Justice.
Who is Warren Burger?