Unit 1
McCulloch v Maryland...
A) increased state power relative to the states
B) increased executive power relative to the legislative branch
C) increased federal power to the states
D) did not affect the balance of power between states and the federal government
C) increased federal power to the states
Which of the following cases established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review?
Marbury v Madison
Which of the following cases said that state-sponsored public school prayer violates the establishment clause?
Engel v Vitale
Which constitutional clause was the basis of the Court's ruling in Citizens United v FEC?
Free speech
What constitutional amendment was the main idea behind McDonald v Chicago?
2nd amendment
US v Lopez...
A) empowered Congress over the president
B) empowered the national government over the states
C) used the 10th Amendment to assert that the federal government does not have unlimited powers
D) expanded the right to bear arms to kids attending public schools
C) used the 10th Amendment to assert that the federal government does not have unlimited powers
In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court rule in favor of the majority and not expand minority rights?
A) Baker v Carr
B) Shaw v Reno
C) Marbury v Madison
B) Shaw v Reno
In what case did the Supreme Court rule that because of freedom of the press there is a heavy presumption against prior restraint?
NYT v US
Which of the following statements about Super PACs is correct?
A) Super PACs are allowed to give an unlimited amount of money to political candidates
B) Only corporations and labor unions can contribute to Super PACs
C) Super PACs can only engage in independent expenditures and cannot be connected with a political candidate
D) Super PACs can only contribute $5,000 directly to a political candidate
C) Super PACs can only engage in independent expenditures and cannot be connected with a political candidate
SCOTUS asserted that congressional districts cannot be drawn based on race, even if the intention is to increase minority voter representation. This is because the majority in this case endorsed a _________ interpretation of the Constitution.
colorblind
The Court's holding in McCulloch v Maryland is based on which of the following constitutional clauses?
A) commerce clause and elastic clause
B) necessary and proper clause and elastic clause
C) commerce clause and supremacy clause
D) necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
D) necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Which of the following Supreme Court cases led to the Supreme Court ruling malapportionment unconstitutional?
Baker v Carr
What case was based on the free-exercise clause?
Wisconsin v Yoder
In Citizens United v FEC the Supreme Court struck down each of the following provisions of the BCRA except...
A) the ban on soft money contributions
B) the prohibition on corporate independent political ads within 30 days of a primary election
C) the ban on direct contributions from corporations to candidates
D) the prohibition on corporate independent political ads within 60 days of a general election
C) the ban on direct contributions from corporations to candidates
According to the Court's holding in Tinker v Des Moines, symbolic speech...
is pure speech, and therefore is protected
US v Lopez...
A) limited Congressional power by stating that the commerce clause doesn't allow Congress to regulate anything affecting interstate commerce, as the Court had held since 1937
B) expanded Congressional power by interpreting the commerce clause to allow Congress to regulate anything affecting interstate commerce
C) ruled the commerce clause unconstitutional
D) provided a limit on Congressional ability to regulate things affecting interstate commerce
D) provided a limit on Congressional ability to regulate things affecting interstate commerce
In which of the following cases set a limit on state legislature's discretion when engaging in congressional redistricting?
A) Baker v Carr
B) Shaw v Reno
C) Marbury v Madison
B) Shaw v Reno
In what case is the view that there can be time, place, and manner restrictions on free speech?
Schenck v US
Identify whether the following excerpt comes from the majority or a dissenting opinion in Citizens United v FEC.
"It is simply incorrect to suggest that we have prohibited all legislative distinctions based on identity or content. Not even close... We have, for example, allowed state-run broadcasters to exclude independent candidates from televised debates. We have upheld statues that prohibit the distribution or display of campaign materials near a polling place."
Dissenting
Identify whether the following excerpt comes from the majority or dissenting opinion in Citizens United v FEC.
"The Court's blinkered and aphoristic approach to the 1st Amendment may well promote corporate power at the cost of the individual and collective self-expression the Amendment was meant to serve. It will undoubtedly cripple the ability of ordinary citizens, Congress, and the states to adopt even limited measures to protect against corporate domination of the electoral process."
Dissenting
A federalist would likely view which required SCOTUS case as a victory?
A) McCulloch v Maryland
B) US v Lopez
A) McCulloch v Maryland
The ruling in which of the following cases was based on the Supremacy Clause?
A) Baker v Carr
B) Shaw v Reno
C) Marbury v Madison
C) Marbury v Madison
Which of the following cases led to an expansion of free speech rights?
A) Schenck v US
B) Tinker v Des Moines
C) NYT v US
D) Engel v Vitale
B) Tinker v Des Moines
Identify whether the following excerpt comes from the majority or a dissenting opinion in Citizens United v FEC.
"We find no basis for the proposition that, in the context of political speech the Government may impose restrictions on certain disfavored speakers. Both history and logic lead us to this conclusion."
Majority
In Schenck v US what act was Schenck accused of violating?
Espionage Act