Court Cases 1
A historical landmark case that established the idea of Judicial Review, first employed through the provision of the Judiciary Act of 1789 claiming it as unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The verdict was that Congress had the power to incorporate a bank and national government institutions can not be taxed.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
Convicted an individual who criticized the draft and encouraged others to disobey as violation of the Espionage Act of 1919.
What is Schenck v. United States?
Congress shall have Power To
- Collect Taxes
- Duties
To pay the debts and provide for the common defense/wellfare.
What is Article I, Section 8?
A legal norm established in court cases that is then applied to future cases dealing with the same legal questions
What is a precedent?
What is Brown V. Board of Education.
Challenged the measure of power of the "establishment of religion" clause of the First Amendment through voluntary prayer at school.
What is Engel v. Vitale?
Solidified that State reappointment claims are justiciable in federal court.
What is Baker v. Carr?
What is the President has the power to
- Grant Pardons
- Make Treaties
- Appoint Ambassadors, public Ministers, and Judges
What is Article II, Section 2?
Authority of a court to hear appeals from lower courts and either change or uphold the decision
What is appellate jurisdiction?
A case involving the issue of state offering legal counsel to the defendant if they do not have one which was later revealed to be required as a result of the 6th Amendment and the 14th Amendment.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
What is Tinker vs. Des Moines?
An attempt by the Nixon Administration to prevent the publish of a Vietnam War material by classifying it as classified information.
The Judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court but allow for the creation of lower courts.
What is Article III, Section 1?
Law based on precedent of previous court rulings rather than on legislation: used in all federal courts and 49/50 states
What is common law?
Proposed the question of refusing to sending someone under 16 years old to school based on religious reasons was protected by the First Amendment?
Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment and the Right to Privacy guarantees this action for women yet states may imposed regulations.
What is Roe v. Wade?
The conflict of gerrymandering and racial influence under the 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
Involved the topic of States.
What is Article IV?
Refers to an interested group or person who shares relevant info about a case to help the Court reach a decision
What is amicus curlae?
A case that measured the extent to which the Congress made use of the commerce clause.
What is United States V. Lopez?
What is McDonald v. Chicago?
Decision in which majority held that under the First Amendment corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
Which article has no sections?
Way of understanding Supreme Court decisions based on political ideologies of the justices
What is attitudinalist approach?