Supreme Court Cases
What case involved Amish students dropping out after 8th grade as part of their religion, and school fined them? (this violated the free exercise clause).
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Engel v. Vitale
What case involves a women trying to get an abortion and the state denied her?
Roe v. Wade
What document was when the U.S. declared independence from Britain? (Written by Thomas Jefferson).
Declaration of Independence
What document said that a strong and united republic would control the effects of tyranny? (Written by James Madison).
Federalist 10
What case involved the protection of the First Amendment and wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam war?
Tinker v. Des Moines
What case involved midnight judges and an appointment not being finalized?(This case established judicial review).
Marbury v. Madison
What case involves a man getting arrested for robbery and her could not afford an attorney and the court denied him? (This made the 6th amendment incorporated into the states).
Gideon v. Wainwright
What document was written by anifederalists and said that the federal government would have too much power and people's rights would be taken away (which created the Bill of Rights)? (Written by Robert Yates).
Brutus 1
What document was a letter from Martin Luther King Jr. when he was in jail and argued to fight for justice and equality?
Letter from Birmingham Jail
What case involved the segregation of schools and overturned Plessy v. Ferguson? (This case violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment).
Brown v. Board
What case involved a state taxing a branch of the National Bank and established that only Congress has the power to establish a national bank?
McCulloch v. Maryland
What case involved a student bringing an unloaded gun to school in a Gun Free School Zones act of 1990 (passed by the federal government)?
United States v. Lopez
What document was the confederation of the states, and had a limited central government (no president and judiciary, and one state=one vote)?
Articles of Confederation
What document includes the Bill of Rights and amendments, and created a form of government that replaced the Articles of Confederation? (Included 3 branches of government and the federal system of government). (Written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton).
Constitution
What case involved a state creating weird districts because of racial gerrymandering?
Shaw v. Reno
What case involved a newspaper company obtaining classified documents and publishing them?
New York Times Company v. United States
What case involved a movie criticizing someone about how they handled the issue of money and free speech in elections and there was a law that corporations and groups could not contribute to political ads in elections?
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
What document argued for an energetic and effective executive branch and was written by Alexander Hamilton?
Federalist 70
What document urged to have checks and balances and the separation of powers? (Written by James Madison).
Federalist 51
What case involved someone getting arrested for violating the Espionage Act, and he handed out pamphlets urging men not to go into the draft?
Schenck v. United States
What case involved a state not changing its districts in 61 years, leading to disproportionate Congressional districts?
What case involved a city banning the possession of a handgun?
McDonald v. Chicago
What document stated that the judiciary is the weakest branch out of the three branches, written by Hamilton, and wanted lifetime appointments for judges?
Federalist 78