First Amendment (Speech & Press)
This case said the government can stop speech that is a "clear and present danger" (like shouting fire in a theater)
Schenck v. United States
This case ruled that public schools cannot lead students in a formal prayer.
Engel v. Vitale
This 1803 case gave the Supreme Court the power to cancel laws that go against the Constitution (Judicial Review).
Marbury v. Madison
This case ended segregation in public schools, ruling that "separate" is never equal.
Brown v. Board of Education
This case ensures that if you are charged with a serious crime, the state must give you a lawyer for free if you can't afford one.
Gideon v. Wainwright
This case protected students' right to wear armbands to protest a war, saying students don't lose their rights at the school gate.
Tinker v. Des Moines
This case said Amish children don't have to go to high school if it goes against their religious way of life.
Wisconsin v. Yoder
This case used the Supremacy Clause to say that states cannot tax a federal bank.
McCulloch v. Maryland
This case made sure that voting districts are drawn fairly so that every person's vote counts the same.
Baker v. Carr
(2x) This case requires police to remind you of your "right to remain silent" before they question you.4
Miranda v. Arizona
This case allowed the Pentagon Papers to be published, ruling that the government usually can't stop the press from printing things.
New York Times Co. v. United States
(2x) This is the only US state that can be typed on a single row of keys.
ALASKA
This case limited Congress by saying they couldn't use "business rules" to ban guns in school zones.
United States v. Lopez
This case said you cannot draw a voting district based only on race.
Shaw v. Reno
(2x) This green food is technically a berry, while a strawberry is not.
A Watermelon
This case ruled that corporations can spend as much money as they want on political ads because it is a form of free speech.
Citizens United v. FEC
When you go to a restaurant and the waiter asks "Is Pepsi okay?" because they don't have this.
Coca-Cola
This case ruled that the 2nd Amendment (right to bear arms) applies to state and local governments, not just the federal one.
McDonald v. Chicago
(2x) An old man kidnaps a boy scout and takes him to South America using balloons.
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FREE POINTS :)))))
(3x) This case protects speech even if it calls for law-breaking, unless it is likely to cause "imminent lawless action."
Brandenburg v. Ohio
(2x) This case created a "test" to make sure government laws stay separate from religious activities.
Lemon vs. Kurtzman
(4x) This case said the federal government has the power to regulate shipping and trade between different states.
Gibbons v. Ogden
(3x) This old case (later overturned) said that "separate but equal" facilities for different races were okay.
Plessy v. Ferguson
(2x) This case took the rule against illegal evidence and applied it to state and local police, not just the FBI.
Mapp v. Ohio