Brown v Board of Education
Which case ruled that "separate but equal" school systems violated the Equal Protection Clause?
Roe v Wade
What case decided that laws criminalizing abortion violated the right to privacy implied by the Due Process Clause in the 14th Amendment?
Citizens United v FEC
What is the case that decided that the government cannot restrict independent political expenditures (aka political speech) from corporations?
Marbury v Madison
What court case establishes the basis for judicial review after declaring the Judiciary Act unconstitutional?
Shaw v Reno
Which case ruled that racial gerrymandering was not allowed under the Equal Protection Clause?
United States v Lopez
Which case ruled that Congress cannot regulate the Gun-Free School Zones Act under the Commerce Clause?
McCulloh v Maryland
What case decided that federal laws have supremacy over state laws, therefore Maryland cannot interfere with the federal bank by taxing it?
Congress can establish a bank as an instrument of the government to exercise its powers
Schenck v United States
Which case decided that the First Amendment right to free speech does not protect speech that presents a clear and present danger (yelling "fire" in a theater)? Encouraging citizens to dodge the draft is considered dangerous speech
Engel v Vitale
What case rules that is it unconstitutional for state schools to write a school prayer and encourage students to recite it?
Tinker v Des Moines
Which court case rules that schools don't lose 1st Amendment rights when they come to school, and that a school must prove that the speech will interfere with school operation?
Gideon v Wainwright
What court case decided that state courts are required to provide counsel to defendants in criminal cases?
The 6th Amendment right to counsel was deemed a fundamental right
Baker v Carr
Which case ruled that reapportionment (redistricting) is an issue that can be discussed in federal court?
McDonald v Chicago
What case ruled that the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms applies to state governments as well as the federal government?
Wisconsin v Yoder
Which case ruled that free individual worship outweighs the state interest in school attendance?
New York Times Co. v United States
Which case ruled that the government cannot restrict the freedom of the press unless the matter endangers national security?