SCOTUS Cases For AP Gov

Question 1

Marbury V. Madison (1803)

Answer 1

Judicial review, supremacy clause

Question 2

McCulloch V. Maryland (1819)

Answer 2

Elastic clause, U.S. bank, Federalism win

Question 3

Gibbons V. Ogden (1824)

Answer 3

Commerce clause, boat transport, federalism win

Question 4

Schenck V. US (1919)

Answer 4

Draft, 1st amendment, establishment clause, WWI, espionage act

Question 5

Brown V. Board of Education (1954)

Answer 5

Equal Protection Act, 14th amendment

Question 6

Baker V. Carr (1961)

Answer 6

Gerrymandering, justiciable

Question 7

Engel V. Vitale (1962)

Answer 7

Prayer in school, 1st amendment, establishment clause

Question 8

Gideon V. Wainwright (1963)

Answer 8

Right to a lawyer, 6th amendment

Question 9

Map V. Ohio (1961)

Answer 9

Need for a warrant, 4th, EPA

Question 10

Griswold V. Connecticut (1965)

Answer 10

Birth control, right to privacy, 1st, 3rd, 4th, & 9th amendment in question

Question 11

Miranda V. Arizona (1966)

Answer 11

5th amendment, must be informed of the 5th amendment rights

Question 12

Loving V. Virginia (1967)

Answer 12

EPA, marriage rights, equality, civil rights, 14th

Question 13

Brandenburg V. Ohio (1969)

Answer 13

Free speech, hate speech, racism, 1st amendment

Question 14

Tinker V. Des Moines (1969)

Answer 14

Free speech, 1st amendment, clothes considered under free speech, Vietnam war, black armbands

Question 15

New York Times V. US (1971)

Answer 15

Pentagon Papers, under Nixon, free press, 1st, Vietnam documents

Question 16

Wisconsin V. Yoder (1972)

Answer 16

Amish, education, free exercise, 1st amendment

Question 17

Regents of California V. Bakke (1978)

Answer 17

Affirmative action, invalidated later, civil rights, mostly overturned

Question 18

New Jersey V. TLO (1985)

Answer 18

School girl selling weed, 4th amendment, search and seizure in schools

Question 19

Texas V. Johnson (1989)

Answer 19

Flag burning, 1st amendment, symbolic speech, flag burning is allowed

Question 20

Shaw V. Reno (1993)

Answer 20

Districting, 14th amendment, EPA, gerrymandering, racial based gerrymandering

Question 21

US V. Lopez (1995)

Answer 21

Gun-free school zone, interstate commerce, devolution

Question 22

US V. Virginia (1996)

Answer 22

Virginia military school, male only and female only schools (government funded), EPA, women’s rights,

Question 23

US V. Morrison (2000)

Answer 23

Similar to Lopez, violence against women act, commerce clause, decided it was against the commerce clause

Question 24

Citizens United V. FEC (2010)

Answer 24

No cap on political donations, money and donations considered under free speech

Question 25

McDonald V. Chicago (2010)

Answer 25

2nd amendment, handgun bans, gun rights

Question 26

Town of Greece V. Galloway (2014)

Answer 26

Establishment clause, 1st amendment, legislative prayer, prayer at the beginning of town meetings, allowed bc it incorporated all religions

Question 27

Obergefell V. Hodges (2015)

Answer 27

Marriage rights, same-sex marriage, EPA, 14th amendment

Question 28

Dobbs V. Jackson (2022)

Answer 28

Repealed Roe V. Wade, against right to privacy