First / 2nd Amendment Cases
What is Tinker v. Des Moines
this case was remanded, the defendant convicted, and caused all arrested persons to be warned of their rights
What was Miranda v. Arizona?
this juvenile did not have an attorney, did not face his accuser, and received an extremely harsh sentence for a phone call
Who was Gerald Gault?
this case was later overturned by Amendments XIII, and XIV
What was Dred Scot v. Sandford?
this president was the only one to ever resign the presidency
Who was Richard Nixon?
the ruling in this case declared a state law against flag burning unconstitutional
What was Texas v. Johnson?
this man's case was remanded, he was acquitted, and now all states have to provide attorneys in state felony cases
Who was Clarence Gideon?
In this case, Justices ruled that minors' brains were still immature and that their characters were not fully developed
What was Roper v. Simmons?
This case overturned the precedent of Plessy v. Ferguson
What was Brown v. Board of Education?
What state's electoral votes were the issue in Bush v. Gore?
What was Florida's?
The war that the Tinkers ( of Tinker v. Des Moines ) were protesting
What was the Vietnam War?
The Amendment that was used to save Christopher Simmons from the death penalty for murder.
What was Amendment VIII - no cruel and unusual punishment?
in Tinker v. Des Moines this was considered "free speech"
What is wearing an armband to protest a war?
the plaintiff in this case asked the Court use their power of Judicial Review to rule the Civil Rights Act of 1964 unconstitutional
What was Heart of Atlanta v. United States?
this case established the precedent that EVERYONE must follow the rule of law
What is United States v. Nixon?
the violation that Kuhlmeier was protesting when she sued the Hazelwood School District
What is censorship?
This case depended on the Supreme Court Justices' interpretation of Amendment VI and Amendment XIV?
What was Gideon v. Wainwright?
Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP argued this case in front of the USSC for an eight-year-old girl
What was Brown v. Board of Education?
This case ruled that the doctrine of "Separate but Equal" WAS Constitutional and so, Jim Crow laws continued in the South.
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
In this case, the Court ruled that a manual recount could not be consistent, violating Amendment XIV's Equal Protection Clause.
What is Bush v. Gore?
the case that overturned a local law that strictly regulated handgun ownership
District of Columbia v. Heller
set the precedent that states could not deprive juveniles of reasonable due process in criminal cases
What is "re Gault"?
Why was - the newspaper was sponsored by the school?
What is Amendment XIV's "Equal Protection" Clause?
In this case, a president's appointment for a friend was not delivered, BUT the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review was established.
What was Marbury v. Madison?