SCOTUS CASE Flashcards
(17 cards)
Marbury V Madison
first case to apply the principle of “judicial review”
McCulloch V Maryland
the USA needed a bank for Necessary and proper clause and Maryland could not tax (power went towards national gov) (federalism)
US v Lopez
Federal gov passes the gun free act (no guns near school) under the commerce clause but no correlation with school (limites the power of national gov) (federalism)
federalism
different levels of government (states and national)
Baker v Carr
1 person = 1vote
malapportionment (same number of people in voting)
14th amendment case (equal protection clause
Shaw V reno
race may be a factor but not the only factor (equal protection clause)
14 Amendment
Engel v Vitale
Stopping pray in school
1st amendment (establishment clause)
Wisconsin yoder
forcing Amish students to go to school violates their right to freely exercise their fath
(1st amendment free exercise)
Schenck v. The USA
he passed out booklets about not joining the army (yelling fire in a crowded theater) did not violate 1st amendment
Tinker v Des Moines
wearing black armbands
students have freedom of speech and protected by 1st amendment
NY times v US
1st freedom of press
media can report any thing even if it’s classified ( as long as it not killing someone)
McDonald v Chicago
2nd amendment
the right to bear guns (visa due process clause)
federalism incorporates 2nd amendment to the state laws)
Gideon v Wainwright
6th amendment (right to an lawyer)
have the right to an attoreny in state and local trials (federalism states can decide to give a lawyer or not)
Brown v B.O.E
segregated schools violated the 14th amendment (equal protection clause)
roe v wade
established the right for women to choose to have an abortion
Griswold v. connecticut
right to privacy, (1,3,4,5,9,14 Amendment(due process))
citizens untied V. F.E.C
1st amendment (freedom of speech) corporations/unions are people
