Supreme Court 1
Which court case is related to "No school sponsored prayer"
Engel v. Vitale
Students were wearing armbands to protest the Vietnam war. “civil liberties do not end at the school house door
Tinker v. Des Moines
5th Amendment rights when you are detained; must be read rights before being detained or questioned. This case is the reason we have "Miranda Rights"
Miranda v. Arizona
This court case said segregation was unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
Created 3 prong test to determine if state aid to private schools is constitutional. (States are not allowed to give financial aid to "church related education"
Lemon v. Kurtzman
This court cases establishes rules for the press and obscene materials
Miller v. California
This court case set the precedent that you have the right to an attorney, if you cannot pay, the state will provide you one.
Gideon v. Wainwright
The U.S. government started a national bank. This court case showed that Congress can do more than what is expressed in the Constitution because of the elastic clause
McCulloch v. Maryland
Okay to publish papers of how we got into Vietnam; gov’t has no power of prior restrain
New York Times v. U.S.
A landmark case called into question whether the imposition of the death penalty constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. At the time the death penalty was not legal because juries were not given guidelines on when to impose it
Furman v. Georgia
Court case that happened during WW-2. When Japanese Americans went to internment camps for the duration of the war. This case set the precedent the national security is more important than protection of civil liberties.
Korematsu v. U.S.
This court case said that race can be a factor in determining college admission. (affirmative action)
Regents of University of California v. Bakke
court case that said "No inciting people to ignore the draft"
Schenck v. U.S.
court said evidence seized unlawfully, without a search warrant, could not be used in criminal prosecutions in state courts. "Exclusionary rule applies in state cases"
Mapp v. Ohio
Supreme court case that said slavery was legal. Was overturned by 13th, and 14th amendment.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
The president does not have the power of “executive privilege” to keep things secret if the nation’s interests are above those of the president’s need for privacy
U.S. v. Nixon
Court case that said it is your first amendment right to burn the flag
Texas v. Johnson
This case made it Standard to search you in school if they have “reasonable suspicion”
New Jersey v. T.L.O.
This court case said discrimination based on race (segregation) was legal, as long as the separate accommodations are equal. Letting Jim Crow laws be in effect during the 19th and 20th centuries
Plessy v. Ferguson