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What is the court case that established Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison ( 1803)
Court case in which the Court unanimously held that in criminal cases states are required under the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to provide an attorney to defendants who are unable to afford their own attorneys
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.....
The declaration of Independence
Union between the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts-bay Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Articles of confederation
The basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it.
The constitution of the United States
Court ruled in favor of the national government on both counts; Maryland did not have the right to tax.
McCulloch v. Maryland
The author is James Madison and he talks about factions as groups of people who gather together to protect and promote their special economic interests and political opinions.
Federalist no.10
Brutus argued that under the Necessary and Proper Clause, Congress would be able to repeal state fundraising laws.
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The supreme court held that the armbands represented pure speech that is entirely separate from the actions or conduct of those participating in it in which case?
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)
By Which appropriate checks and balances can be created in government and also advocates a separation of powers within the national government.
Federalist 51
Court ruled on March 3, 1919, that the freedom of speech protection afforded in the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to society a “clear and present danger.”
Schenck v. the United States (1919)
The case in which the nixon administration attempted to prevent the new york times and washington post from publishing materials belonging to a classified defense department study.
New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
The argument between the gun free school zones act and it had to bring congress to overstep its power under the clause.
United States v. Lopez (1995)
It was suggested that it constituted an effort to separate voters into different districts based on race.
Shaw v. Reno (1993)
In which Hamilton states that having two or more executives with a common goal could be dangerous with the presentation of different ideas and opinions.
Federalist 70
The court ruled that the redistricting was a justiciable issue, some districts became larger than others.Voters in the large district were getting less representation than the small district this violated the 14th amendment .
Bake v Carr
Case which the court held that individual interests in the free exercise of religion under the first amendment outweighed the states interests in compelling school attendance beyond the eighth grade
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
The supreme court reversed the seventh circuit hold that the fourteenth amendment makes the second amendment right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense applicable to the states.
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
Argues that the federal courts have the job of determining whether acts of congress are constitutional and what must be done if government is faced with the things that are done on the contrary of the constitution.
Federalist 78
Dr. King posits that justice upholds the dignity of the human spirit while injustice works against it.
Letter from a birmingham jail
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional.
Brown v The board of education
Court case that includes the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment which protect a womans right to choose to have an abortion falls within that right to privacy.
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Where the majority held that under the first amendment corporate funding of independent political broadcasts in candidate elections cannot be limited.
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
The state cannot hold prayers in public schools, even if participation is not required and the prayer is not tied to a particular religion.
Engel v. Vitale
Who wrote the amendments?
James Madison