Constitution
U.S. v. Lopez
What is the Commerce Clause?
SCOTUS unanimously ruled that racial segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
What is Brown v. Board?
Jewish, non-secular, and agnostic families sued their public school for having a morning prayer
What is Engel v. Vitale?
Did Congress have the authority under the Constitution to commission a national bank? If so, did the state of Maryland have the authority to tax a branch of the national bank operating within its borders?
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
Marbury v. Madison established this key power
What is Judicial Review?
Wisconsin v. Yoder
What is the First Amendment, Free Exercise Clause?
SCOTUS ruled that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense is fully applicable to the states under the 14th Amendment. The Court considered whether the right to keep guns “is fundamental to our scheme of ordered liberty and system of justice.”
What is McDonald v. Chicago?
Students sue their school after being suspended for wearing black bands in protest of the Vietnam War
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
Does a prohibition against the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of symbolic speech, violate the students’ freedom of speech protections guaranteed by the First Amendment?
Separate is NOT equal
What is Brown v. Board?
McCulloch v. Maryland
What is the necessary & proper clause?
SCOTUS ruled that some speech does not merit constitutional protection. He said that statements that “create a clear and present danger” of producing a harm that Congress is authorized to prevent, fall in that category of unprotected speech.
What is Schenck v. US?
Amish parents wanted to withdraw their students from school after the 8th grade but that went against state laws.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?
Did the government’s efforts to prevent two newspapers from publishing classified information given to them by a government leaker violate the First Amendment protection of freedom of the press?
What is New York Times v. US?
U.S v. Lopez limited the power of congress' use of this clause
What is the Commerce Clause?
Engel v. Vitale
What is the First Amendment, Establishment Clause?
The Court ruled that when ordinary laws conflict with the Constitution, they must be struck down.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
National Bank employee refused to pay state tax because they felt that states cannot tax the federal government.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
Does the Sixth Amendment’s right to counsel in criminal cases extend to defendants in state courts, even in cases in which the death penalty is not at issue?
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
In McCulloch v. Maryland the Court strengthened Congress' power by expanding the use of this clause
What is the Necessary and Proper?
Brown V. Board
What is the 14th Amendment, Equal Protections Clause?
The Court reaffirmed its longstanding rule that “[a]ny system of prior restraints of expression comes to this Court bearing a heavy presumption against its constitutional validity.”
What is New York Times v. US?
Plaintiff sued because he believed his rights were violated when the Florida Circuit Court refused his request for appointed counsel.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
Did defendant’s conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his First Amendment free speech rights?
What is Schenck v. U.S.?
In Gideon v. Wainwright the Justices ruled states have to protect 6th amendment rights using this practice.
What is Selective Incorporation?