Supreme Court cases
Supreme Court case that violated the Establishment clause of the first amendment.
What is Engel v. Vitale?
Outline of federal government's structure, powers, and limits to those powers
What is Constitution?
Supreme Court case that created the doctrine of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Supreme Court case that violated the Free Exercise clause of the First Amendment.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?
Letter in which King argues that he and his fellow demonstrations have a duty to fight for justice.
What is Letter from a Birmingham Jail?
Supreme Court case that violated the 2nd Amendment.
What is McDonald v. Chicago?
Document written by Federalists who favored a strong government to control factions
What is Federalist 10?
Document which states that the federal judiciary must be independent and life terms secure this independence.
What is Federalist 78?
Supreme Court case that violated freedom of the press of the First Amendment.
What is New York Times Co v. United States?
Supreme Court case that considered the Gun Free School Zones Act because a firearm on campus did not necessarily disrupt interstate commerce.
What is United States v. Lopez?
Supreme Court case that violated the right to counsel for criminal defendants
What is Gideon v Wainwright?
Document that advocated for a unitary executive
What is Federalist 70?
Document that states that the government must be broken into three branches with Checks and Balances
What is Federalist 51?
Supreme Court case that held that the free speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent expenditures for political communications.
What is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission?
Supreme Court case that stated that The Espionage Act did not violate the First Amendment and was an appropriate exercise of war authority.
What is Schenck v. United States?
Supreme Court case that established that national laws are superior to state laws.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
A very weak federal government with no judiciary or executive, and could not tax the states
What is Articles of Confederation?
Supreme Court case that racial gerrymandering cannot be used when drawing districts.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
Supreme Court case that protected student's free speech rights at school
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
Document written by Antifederalists that did not want the constitution ratified.
What is Brutus I?
Supreme Court case that guaranteed the right to privacy by the Constitution.
What is Roe v Wade?
Document that creates unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
What is Declaration of Independence?
Supreme Court case that resulted in equal representation in districts
What is Baker v. Carr?
Supreme Court case that violated the Equal protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and required desegregation of all public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Article in the Constitution that states the basis for judicial power.
What is Article III?