Liberty Bucket
This case recognized a right to marital privacy involving contraception
What is Griswold v. Connecticut
This case said segregation was fine as long as everything was “equal”… which it definitely wasn’t
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
This case expanded federal power using wheat grown for personal use
What is Wickard v. Filburn
This case told a president: “You are powerful… but not that powerful” (no stealing steel mills)
What is Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer
This case established judicial review
This case extended privacy to abortion rights
What is Roe v. Wade
This case extended equal protection to Mexican American students
What is Cisneros v. Corpus Christi ISD
This case said: “Bringing a gun to school is bad… but not something Congress can regulate under commerce power”
What is US v. Lopez
This concept describes unclear presidential authority
What is the Twilight Zone of Power
He made Federal power pretty beefy
Who is John Marshall
This case basically told students: “Just because you really want something doesn’t make it a fundamental right”, that's life....
What is Washington v. Glucksberg
This constitutional amendment contains the Equal Protection Clause
What is the 14th Amendment
This case allowed regulation of homegrown marijuana
What is Gonzales v. Raich
This case confirmed that even the president can’t say “trust me bro” instead of turning over evidence
What is US v. Nixon
This case expanded federal commerce power over interstate trade
What is Gibbons v. Ogden
This case said, “Yes, you have a right to privacy… but don’t get too comfortable,” before later being overturned
What is Roe v. Wade
This doctrine requires states to treat individuals similarly unless there is a valid reason
What is the Equal Protection Clause
This concept allows small activities to be combined to justify regulation
What is Aggregation
This case held that impeachment procedures are not reviewed by courts
What is Nixon v. US
This clause gives Congress power to regulate trade between states
What is the Interstate Commerce Clause
This earlier case laid the groundwork for privacy rights by identifying “penumbras” formed by constitutional guarantees
What is Griswold v. Connecticut
This amendment originally applied equal protection limits to states, not the federal government
What is the 14th Amendment
This case upheld regulation of a motel refusing Black customers
What is Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States
This case defined limits on presidential emergency powers
What is Youngstown (Steel Seizure Case)
This amendment guarantees due process protections in federal cases
What is the 5th Amendment