Court Cases
Supreme Court case in 1803 that established judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
Supreme Court case that ruled the establishment clause of the First Amendment applied to school sponsored prayers.
Engel v. Vitale
Supreme Court case that extended the right of privacy to a woman's decision to have an abortion.
Roe v. Wade
Document written to sever all ties with Great Britain, so that the United States could rule itself.
The Declaration of Independence
Document that argued the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government, and therefore only a select elite will control the government.
Brutus No. 1
Supreme Court case in 1819 that states federal law had supremacy over state laws.
McCulloch v. Maryland
Supreme Court case that ruled states must provide lawyers to defendants that could not hire their own.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Supreme Court case that ruled racial redistricting must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny.
Shaw v. Reno
Document that outline the United States first government system in which states held most power while the national government was weak.
Articles of Confederation
Document that argued how a system of checks and balances would help to keep one branch of government from having too much power.
Federalist No. 51
Supreme Court case that ruled the doctrine of "separate but equal" as unfair, and ended segregation in schools.
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court case that ruled symbolic speech is protected under the First Amendment.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Supreme Court case that found Congress had overreached its powers granted under the commerce clause.
US v. Lopez
This document sets up the current government and is known as the "Supreme Law of the Land"
Constitution
Document that argues a strong executive leader is necessary to lead the nation.
Federalist No. 70
Supreme Court case in 1919 that ruled speech creating a "clear and present danger" is not protected under the First Amendment
Schenck v. United States
Supreme Court case that established a "heavy presumption against prior restraint."
New York Times Co. v. United States
Supreme Court case that ruled that the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms for self-defense in one's home is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
McDonald v. Chicago
There are three branches of government. Name the articles of the Constitution about those branches and the primary bodies within those branches?
Article 1 - Congress
Article 2 - President
Article 3 - Supreme Court
Document written to illustrate the benefits of non-violent protest and address any criticisms.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Supreme Court case that established the standard of "one person, one vote" and enabled federal courts to hear redistricting cases.
Baker v. Carr
Supreme Court Case that prioritized free exercise of religion over state interest in an educated populace.
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Supreme Court case that ruled that political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is a form of protected speech under the First Amendment.
United V. Federal Election Commission
Document that explained why a republic is better compared to a direct democracy.
Federalist Paper No. 10
Document that argues that the federal courts must determine whether the acts of Congress are constitutional, and what must be done should the government act out of line.
Federalist No. 78