Relevant/Controversial
Vocabulary
First Amendment
Unanimous Decisions
Extra Cases
100

This case dealt with censorship of the press

New York Times Co v United States

100

Schenck v. US established that the First Amendment does not protect speech that creates

A clear and present danger

100

This case dealt with the reading of nondenominational prayer at schools.

Engel v. Vitale

100

Brown v. Board of Education

Brown

100

Miranda v. Arizona (1966) established that this must be made known to the accused

Right to remain silent

200

This case dealt with the right to a lawyer.

Gideon v. Wainwright

200

Brown v. Board of Education established that these facilities are inherently unequal.

Separate but equal
200

This case dealt with the freedom of speech and expression in schools.

Tinker v. Des Moines

200

Gideon v. Wainwright

Gideon

200

In Mapp v. Ohio, the Supreme Court established the

Exclusionary rule

300

This case evaluated the possession of guns on school grounds.

US v. Lopez

300

Marbury v. Madison established the power of

Judicial review

300

This case established that the free exercise of religion outweighed the states' interests.

Wisconsin v. Yoder

300

McCulloch v. Maryland

McCulloch

300

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke dealt with

Affirmative action

400

This case dealt with the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms

McDonald v Chicago

400

McDonald v. Chicago established that the Second Amendment extended to the states under this clause in the Fourteenth Amendment.

Due Process Clause

400

This case evaluated the First Amendment rights of socialists who urged the public to disobey the draft.

Schenck v. US

400

New York Times Co. v. United States

New York Times Co.

400

This case set the stage for lifting gov. regulations on private gun ownership.

District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)

500

This case evaluated racially gerrymandered districts.

Shaw v. Reno

500

In Baker v. Carr, the Supreme Court evaluated whether they had jurisdiction over questions of

Legislative apportionment

500

In New York Times v. US, the court ruled that the Nixon administration did not have justification to use

Prior restraint

500

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Yoder

500

Plessy v. Ferguson (1986) created this doctrine that was later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education

Separate but equal

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