Name A Case
Precedents
Rationales
Wha Happun?
Key Terms and Clauses
100

What Supreme Court cases dealt with a women's right to an abortion?

Roe v Wade

100

What was the precedent established by the case Engel v Vitale?

Prayer was not allowed in schools

100

What did the Supreme Court use as their rationale for their decision in Tinker v Des Moines? 

The free-speech portion of the first amendment

100

What led to the case Wisconsin v Yoder?

Amish families wanted to pull their kids out of high school but were punished by the state for doing so

100

What clause prohibits the government from tell you how to practice your religion?

The Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment

200

What Supreme Court case established the precedent for "separate but equal"? 

Plessy v Ferguson

200

What was the precedent established by Wisconsin v Yoder?

The government could not force students to go to school if it went against their religion

200

What did the Supreme Court use as their rationale for their decision in the case Engel v Vitale?

The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
200

What led to the case Brown v Board of Education?

Black families wished to send their kids to a white school but were denied

200

The government of the United States is able to limit your speech if it creates this:

A clear and present danger

300

Which Supreme Court case established the precedent that forbid the Federal Government from using censoring articles before they were published?

New York Times v United States

300

What was the precedent established by Tinker v Des Moines?

Students do not lose their right to free speech when attending school

300

What did the Supreme Court use as rationale for their decision in the case Brown v Board of Education?

The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment

300

What led to the case New York Times v United States?

The New York Times was publishing the Panama Papers and the government used prior restraint to stop their publication.

300

This clause states that laws should apply to all people the same way

The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment


400

What case determined that the Espionage Act did not violate the First Amendment and was a proper use of congressional wartime powers?

Schenck v United States
400

What was the precedent established by Gideon v Wainwright?

Everyone is entitled to a lawyer for their defense in criminal proceedings.

400

What two amendments did the Supreme Court use as for their rationale in the case McDonald v Chicago?

The Second Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
400

What led to the case McDonald v Chicago?

McDonald attempted to buy a handgun buy was prevented by a Chicago law that prohibited their sale.

400

The government is not allowed to prevent newspapers from publishing an article. This is called:

Prior Restraint

500

What Supreme Court case selectively incorporated the Second Amendment? 

McDonald v Chicago

500

What was the precedent established by Mapp v Ohio?

Evidence seized without a warrant could not be used against a defendant


500

What 4 amendments were used as the rationale in the case Roe v Wade?

The Third, Fourth, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments.
500

What led to the case Schenk v United States?

Schenk was passing out leaflets comparing the draft to slavery while encouraging people to disobey the draft and was arrested for violating the Espionage Act of 1917

500

What is it called when you use the Fourteenth Amendment to protect a right or liberty against not just the federal government but also the state governments?

Selective Incorporation