Exam 1 Flashcards
(35 cards)
What was the constitutional question of Obergefell v Hodges?
Are states required to recognize a marrage performed by another state, especially when that marriage is illegal to perform in that state?
What was the result of Obergefell v Hodges?
All states are required to recognize all US marriages, including gay marriage in states where gay marriage is illegal.
What was the constitutional question of US v Heart of Atlanta Motel?
Did Congress, in passing Title II of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, exceed its Commerce Clause powers by depriving places of public accommodation of the right to choose their own customers?
What was the result of US v Heart of Atlanta Motel?
The supreme court sided with the United States in its decision that because the hotel gets a lot of business from out of state, it is subject to interstate commerce laws
What was the constitutional question of Griswold v Connecticut?
Does the Constitution protect the right of marital privacy against state restrictions on a couple’s ability to be counseled in the use of contraceptives?
What was the result of Griswold v Connecticut?
The supreme court sided with Griswold because the bill of rights indirectly establishes marital privacy & therefore contaception
What was the constitutional question of United States v Lopez?
Did congress have the authority to pass the Gun-Free Zones Act?
What was the result of United States v Lopez?
Congress does not have the authority to make laws such as the Gun-Free School Zones Act because it is not within the scope of the commerce clause
What was the constitutional question of Plessy v Fergusson?
Does segregation, especially by race, violate the fourteeth amendment?
What was the result of Plessy v Fergusson?
“Separate but equal” facilities are a legal form of segregation, especially by race.
What was the constitutional question of Brown v BoE?
Does the segregation of public education based solely on race violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
What was the result of Brown v BoE?
It made racial segregation illegal, especially in education.
What was the constitutional question of Shelby County v Holder?
Does congress have the authority to make laws that are selectively enforced based on historical data?
What was the result of Shelby County v Holder?
The court ruled that part of the Voting Rights Act was unconstitutional, putting in end to the requirement that states with historically discriminatory voting practices have their district maps verified.
What was decided in Hamilton v Regents et all?
The supreme court said that the 14th amendment applies to the states
What was the constitutional question of Employment Division v Smith?
Can a state deny unemployment benefits to a worker fired for using illegal drugs for religious purposes?
What was the result of Employment Division v Smith?
The court decided that there are reasonable limitations to religious freedom exemptions
What was the constitutional question of Burwell v Hobby Lobby?
Does the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 allow a for-profit company to deny its employees health coverage of contraception to which the employees would otherwise be entitled based on the religious objections of the company’s owners?
What was the result of Burwell v Hobby Lobby?
For-profit corporations have the same rights as non-profit religious corporations to exercise religious freedom to the detriment of their employees.
What was the constitutional question of Brandenburg v Ohio?
Did Ohio’s law prohibiting public speech that advocates various illegal activities, violate Brandenburg’s right to free speech as protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments?
What was the result of Brandenburg v Ohio?
The supreme court protected the right to hate speech, as long as it does not actively incite violence
What was the constitutional question of US v O’Brian?
Was the law against the destruction of a draft card an unconstitutional infringement of O’Brien’s freedom of speech?
What was the result of US v O’Brian?
Laws against free speech are legal as long as they serve “an important or substantial government interest.”
What was the constitutional question of Texas v Johnson?
Is the desecration of an American flag, by burning or otherwise, a form of speech that is protected under the First Amendment?
