Foundations of Judicial Power
This case established the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This case ruled that students have the right to wear armbands in protest as a form of symbolic speech.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, declaring racial segregation unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This case protected the right to publish the Pentagon Papers.
What is New York Times v. United States?
This case ruled that abortion is protected under the right to privacy.
What is Roe v. Wade?
This case ruled that states cannot tax federal institutions, strengthening federal power.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
The Establishment Clause was the key argument in this case, which banned school-sponsored prayer.
What is Engel v. Vitale?
What constitutional clause and amendment was used to justify the decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
What is the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment?
This case ruled that corporate and union spending on elections is protected as free speech.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
The Second Amendment was incorporated to the states in this case.
What is McDonald v. Chicago?
The Necessary and Proper Clause was used in McCulloch v. Maryland to justify the creation of what institution?
What is the national bank?
This case ruled that states must provide legal counsel to defendants who cannot afford an attorney.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
Shaw v. Reno ruled that districts drawn primarily based on this factor are unconstitutional.
What is race?
In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that speech can be limited under which circumstance?
What is when it presents a "clear and present danger"?
United States v. Lopez ruled that Congress had overstepped its power under which clause?
What is the Commerce Clause?
This case limited the federal government’s power under the Commerce Clause by ruling that gun laws near schools are a state issue.
What is United States v. Lopez?
This case ruled that religious beliefs allowed Amish families to remove their children from school after 8th grade.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?
Baker v. Carr gave federal courts the ability to review this type of political issue.
What is redistricting?
The majority opinion in Citizens United v. FEC argued that restrictions on corporate political spending violated what amendment?
What is the First Amendment?
Which 2022 case overturned Roe v. Wade?
What is Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
What constitutional principle was established in Baker v. Carr that ensures legislative districts must be equal in population?
What is "one person, one vote"?
The "clear and present danger" test was first used in this case to determine limits on free speech.
What is Schenck v. United States?
Shaw v. Reno ruled that racial gerrymandering violated what constitutional principle?
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
In the dissenting opinion of Citizens United v. FEC, justices warned about what potential negative consequence?
What is corruption in elections?
What constitutional amendment was used in McDonald v. Chicago to apply the Second Amendment to the states?
What is the 14th Amendment?