Civics Honors Supreme Court Cases Flashcards

1
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Plessy v Ferguson

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separate but equal allows Jim Crow Laws; is constitutional

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2
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Guinn v US

A

end the grandfather clause in literacy test laws

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2
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Korematsu v US

A

Japanese camps are legal

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3
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Smith v Allwright

A

end all white primaries

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3
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Hernandez v Texas

A

14th amendment to Hispanics

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4
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Brown v Topeka

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school segregation illegal; not constitutional

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5
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Loving v Virgina

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inter-racial marriage can’t be banned by a state

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6
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Craig v Boren

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gender discrimination for different drinking ages

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7
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Obergefell v Hodges

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same sex marriage legal

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8
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Powell v Alabama

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lawyer for capital cases

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9
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Gideon v Wainright

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lawyer for felony cases

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10
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Chaplinsky v New Hampshire

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fighting words is not protected free speech

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11
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Brandenburg v Ohio

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fighting words must directly incite a riot

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12
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Miranda v Arizona

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you must read your rights

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13
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Barren v Baltimore

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BOR does not apply to the states

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14
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NAACP v Alabama

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freedom of assembly; private group’s member list

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14
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Gitlow v New York

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incorporation begins with free speech

15
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Near v Minnesota

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prior restraint is incorporated

16
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Boy Scouts v Dale

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freedom of assemply; private groups can choose their own members

17
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Mapp v Ohio

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exclusionary rule incorporated

18
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McDonald v Chicago

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2nd amendment incorporated

19
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Reynolds v US

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polygamy not free exercise

20
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Wisconsin v Yoder

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Amish free exercise

21
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Abington v Schempp

A

establishment clause ends school Bible reading

21
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EU v Smith

A

peyote not free exercise

22
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Engel v Vitale

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establishment clause ends school prayer

23
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Abington v Schempp

A

establishment clause ends mandatory Bible reading

24
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Lemon v Kurtzman

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tax money to religious schools must have a secular purpose

25
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Roth v US

A

obscenity is not protected free speech

26
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Miller v California

A

obscenity is a local issue

26
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Texas v Johnson

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flag burning

27
Q

Tinker v Des Moines

A

arm bands protest of war in school

28
Q

McCullough v Maryland

A

national bank is an implied power

29
Q

Lopez v US

A

Civil Rights Act of 1964 is legal

30
Q

Clinton v New York

A

line-item veto

31
Q

Griswold v Connecticut

A

right to birth control, privacy rights

32
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Roe v Wade

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right to abortion

33
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Vernona v Acton

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random drug testing of athletes at schools

34
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Furman v Georgia

A

ends death penalty

35
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Gregg v Georgia

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death penalty allowed