1st Amendment Cases
First case to establish the "clear and present danger test" to limit free speech
What is Schenck v. US (1919)?
Brown v. Board (1954) was primarily concerned with this clause of the constitution
What is the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
PRIMARY clause used to justify disallowing taxation of the national bank in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
What is the necessary and proper clause?
Selective Incorporation case for the 2nd amendment
What is McDonald v. Chicago (2010)?
What is a large republic?
The specific clause used in Engel v. Vitale (1962) and where it is found in the Constitution
What is the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Case that deemed racial gerrymandering as unconstitutional
What is Shaw v. Reno (1993)?
Case that weakened the power of the commerce clause, and, in turn, the national government
What is US v. Lopez (1995)?
Power given to the judicial branch in Marbury v. Madison (1803)
What is judicial review?
Document that argued that the proposed constitutional would create an overly powerful federal government
What is Brutus 1?
Type of speech that was protected in Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
what is Symbolic Speech
Four word phrase popularized by Baker v. Carr (1962)
What is "One person one vote"?
A film about this senator sparked the debate that led to the ruling in Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
Who is Hillary Clinton?
Begins with "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Contains the phrase "If men were angels"
What is the Federalist 51?
NY Times v. US (1971) set a precedent that the government was heavily restricted from practicing this
Method supported by King for gaining public attention in order to change laws on racial inequality
What is nonviolent direct action?
Power that is not given to the national government in the Articles of Confederation
Answers may vary: What is
Taxation
Trade regulation
Foreign policy
etc.
Citizens United v. FEC (2010) declared some sections of this act unconstitutional
What is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act?
Federalist 78 was mainly concerned with this issue
What is a powerful judicial branch capable of checking the national government?
This group of people argued for free exercise in Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
What are the Amish?
Both amendments used by Gideon and his legal team to create the argument for a lawyer to be provided by the state
What are the 6th and 14th amendments?
The constitution of the United States gives the power of the taxation to this branch of the federal government in this section
What is the Legislative Branch and Article 1 Section 8?
Bonus (not required case): this recent case overturned Roe v. Wade
What is Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022)?
Document that argued for a single, powerful executive
What is the Federalist 70?