SCOTUS Cases
This court case established the principle of Judicial Review
What is Marbury v. Madison (1819)?
This court case federally protected women's right to abortion.
What is Roe v. Wade (1973)?
This case sided in favor of the press when stolen, classified documents were printed and revealed that the US government had been lying to the public about the Vietnam War.
What is U.S. v. NY Times Co (1971)?
This federalist paper argued that the best way to control factions that were inevitable in society was to have republic where government would be split between different levels.
What is Federalist no. 10?
This document formally stated the intention of the United States to break away and form its own country, stating, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, all men are created equal ...".
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What is Schenck v. United States (1919)?
This court case overturned the "separate but equal" notion established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) when they found that segregated schools were inherently unequal.
What is Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?
This case sided in favor of religious freedom when it came to a religious group pulling their students from school after the age of 14, breaking the state law requiring students to attend at least until the age of 16.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder? (1972)
This federalist paper argued that it was important to have life tenure for judges to make sure there was an independent judiciary to keep the other branches in check.
What is Federalist no. 78?
This was the first constitution of the United States that failed because it had such a weak federal government that couldn't raise money, raise an army, or really have any power over the states.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This case decided that students' right to protest the Vietnam War was protected by the 1st amendment as long as the protest was not interrupting learning.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)?
This court case incorporated the 6th amendment to states when they decided that Florida needed to provide attorneys to clients in all cases when they could not afford one.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)?
This case determined that a morning school prayer in- NY public schools violated the establishment clause of the 1st Amendment.
What is Engel v. Vitale (1962)?
This federalist paper argued that there should be energy in the executive branch to be able to get things done when needed.
What is federalist no. 70?
These papers were written to convince people to support the newly proposed constitution with a strong Federal Government.
What are the Federalist Papers?
What is Citizens United v. FEC (2010)?
This court case decided that Congress misused the Commerce Clause to regulate gun possession around schools.
What is U.S. v. Lopez (1995)?
This case determined that a city's ban on handguns violated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms.
What is McDonald v. Chicago (2010)?
This federalist paper argued for the support of the idea of separation of powers and the system of checks and balances.
What is Federalist no. 51?
This was written during the Civil Rights Movement and stated: "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
What is the Letter from a Birmingham Jail?
This court case established the "one person, one vote" principle when looking at gerrymandering in Memphis, Tennessee, and surrounding suburban/rural areas.
What is Baker v. Carr (1962)?
This court case said that using racial reasons to establish voting boundaries is never desirable, even when gerrymandering is used to benefit a minority and historically marginalized group.
What is Shaw v. Reno (1993)?
This case established the idea that the federal government overrides state governments when the one state tried to get rid of the first national bank.
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
These were the two main authors of the federalist papers.
Who are James Madison and Alexander Hamilton?
This paper was named after the character who assassinated the tyrant, the Roman Emperor, but then became the emperor himself only to also to become as a tyrant. The name was a metaphor for what would happen if we made a government with a large federal government.
What is Brutus no. 1?