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Vocabulary
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Cases involving a young African American girl who was denied admission into a school due to her race.
What is Brown V. Board of Education
100
Case where Texas law made it a felony to abort a fetus unless to save a mothers life. A woman filed suit against a district attorney, contesting that it was a violation of her personal liberty guaranteed by the constitutional amendments.
What is Roe V. Wade
100
Case where an individual was interrogated and confessed to a crime of kidnapping and rape, but case ruling was changed due to individuals 5th amendment rights being violated.
What is Miranda V. Arizona
100
Case where a New York school system was challenged in court because they began each school day with a nondenominational prayer, which was stated in court that it was a violation of the first amendments right to religion.
What is Engle V. Vitale
100
Amendment that was referenced in cases such as Tinker V. Des Moines and Texas V. Johnson based on their freedom of speech.
What is the First Amendment
200
Case where a president refused to turn over cassette tape recordings, stating that he was able to use "executive privilege." The Supreme Court ruled against this president, stating that him turning over the tapes would not compromise national security.
What is U.S. V. Nixon
200
Case where a white male was rejected from being admitted into a medical school in California. He took the case to Supreme Court where they ruled for Bakke, stating that the school violated the Equal Protection Clause and excluded him on the basis of race.
What is Regents of Univ. of California V. Bakke
200
Case that allowed the Supreme Court authority to declare legislative and executive actions unconstitutional, which is known as judicial review. Established the doctrine of judicial review.
What is Marbury V. Madison
200
Case where a jury found a man guilty of armed robbery and murder and sentenced him to death, but he appealed his case to the Supreme Court claiming that the death sentence was "cruel and unusual punishment" and would violate his eighth amendment right. The Supreme Court ruled against him and he was sentenced to death.
What is Gregg V. Georgia
200
This amendment was referenced in cases such as Brown V. Board of Education and Plessy V. Ferguson based on each person being privileged to the same rights regardless of color.
What is the 14th amendment
300
Case where a woman was arrested for having obscene materials found at her house by police, but used her right to not have her belongings searched or seized without a search warrant as a basis of taking case to Supreme Court.
What is Mapp V. Ohio
300
Case where a person accused of a felony was denied an attorney free of charge by a judge. Court ruled for individual because it was violation of Sixth Amendment.
What is Gideon V. Wainwright
300
Case where a slave attempted to sue his current slave owner for his freedom, because he felt that he was free when his original owner died. The Supreme Court denied him, stating that he was not considered a citizen of the state, so he did not have rights.
What is Dredd Scott V. Sanford
300
Case where a person was arrested for illegal gambling after the FBI illegally listened to his phone conversations at a public phone booth. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the gentleman, due to his fourth amendment right being violated; even his conversations would be constitutionally protected.
What is Katz V. United States
300
This amendment was referenced in the Miranda V. Arizona case where each person accused of a crime must be informed of their rights when detained.
What is 5th amendment
400
Case where a black citizen was arrested for violating the Separate Car Act by riding on a railroad car assigned for whites only. This black citizen took his case to the Supreme Court, where they ruled against him, based on the "Separate but Equal" act put in place earlier.
What is Plessy V. Ferguson
400
Case where a steamboat operator(Aaron Ogden) filed a complaint against another steamboat operator(Thomas Gibbons) in a New York court to stop him from operating his boats on waters that were assigned specifically for Ogden by the state of New York. Gibbons, who was granted a license through Congress, disagreed with Ogden having sole control of the waters for commerce. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Gibbons, based on the fact that Congress determines how interstate commerce is conducted.
What is Gibbons V. Ogden
400
Case where the state of Maryland attempted to impose a tax on a persons bank because it was a federal bank. Supreme Court ruled with the federal government, due to the fact that states cannot interfere with federal matters to a certain extent.
What is McCulloch V. Maryland
400
Case where students challenged their principals right to edit their newspaper articles that he felt were inappropriate. Students argued that their freedom of speech under the first amendment was violated.
What is Hazelwood V. Kuhlmeier
400
Term used when the Supreme Court rejects a law or disagrees with a ruling because it goes against a persons constitutional rights.
What is unconstitutional
500
Case where student was accused of smoking and after being searched, was found carrying cigarettes and marijuana paraphernalia. Family court declared student a delinquent, but Supreme Court ruled that her rights were not violated.
What is New Jersey V. T.L.O
500
Case where three students sued the school arguing that the prayers that that were spoken over the loudspeaker were a violation of the First Amendment. School was held responsible due to the fact that the loudspeakers that the students used for the prayer belonged to the school.
What is Santa Fe School District V. Doe
500
Case where students were suspended for wearing black armbands in protest of the Vietnam War. Supreme Court ruled in favor of students, stating that students do not leave their rights at the schoolhouse door.
What is Tinker V. Des Moines
500
Case where person was arrested for burning the American Flag outside of the Dallas City Hall. He argued that this act was protected by the first amendments right to freedom of speech/ symbolic speech.
What is Texas V. Johnson
500
Highest court in the land. Place where people take their cases to be heard when they feel that their constitutional rights have been violated.
What is the Supreme Court