Federal Power & Representation
1803 case established the principle of judicial review, allowing the Court to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
1969 case protected students' symbolic speech (wearing armbands) as long as it does not cause a "substantial disruption".
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
Landmark 1954 ruling overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, declaring that racially segregated schools are inherently unequal.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Amendment in Gideon v. Wainwright?
What is the 6th Amendment
In 1819, the Court ruled that Congress has implied powers under the "Necessary and Proper" Clause and that states cannot tax federal entities.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
1962 case ruled that school-sponsored prayer violates the First Amendment's Establishment Clause.
What is Engel v. Vitale?
1963 case guaranteed the right to an attorney for indigent defendants in state criminal cases.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
Which AP Government Court Case applied two Constitutional clauses
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This 1962 ruling established the "one person, one vote" principle, deciding that federal courts could hear cases regarding legislative redistricting.
What is Baker v. Carr
In 1919, the Supreme Court ruled that speech could be limited if it created a "clear and present danger" to national security.
What is Schenck v. United States?
2010 case selectively incorporated the 2nd Amendment's right to bear arms to apply to states.
What is McDonald v. Chicago?
Two consitutional clauses applied in McCulloch v. Maryland
What are the Supremacy Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause?
In 1995 the Supreme Court limited Congressional power under the Commerce Clause, ruling that the federal government could not ban guns in school zones.
What is U.S. v. Lopez?
1971 ruling bolstered freedom of the press by rejecting the government's attempt at prior restraint regarding the Pentagon Papers.
What is New York Times Co. v. United States?
in 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that political spending by corporations and unions is a form of protected speech.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
1st Amendment clause applied in Engel v. Vitale
What is the Establishment Clause?
1993 case held that while race can be a factor in drawing district lines, racial gerrymandering is subject to strict scrutiny if it is the primary factor.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
1972 case held that religious free exercise rights outweighed a state's interest in compelling school attendance beyond 8th grade.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?
Which clause of the 14th Amendment was used in Gideon v. Wainwright to apply the 6th Amendment's right to counsel to the states?
What is the Due Process Clause?
1st Amendment clause applied in Yoder v. Wisconsin.
What is the Free Exercise Clause?