Supreme Court Case Quiz

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Ruled that it is a woman's constitutional right to privacy to determine whether to terminate a pregnancy

Roe v. Wade

The defendant who handed out anti-draft pamphlets during World War I was not protected under the first Amendment because it created a "clear and present danger."

Schenk v. US

A case involving gerrymandering, redistricting based on race must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny under the equal protection clause

Shaw v. Reno

Schools forbidding the wearing of armbands is a violation of symbolic speech protected under the first amendment

Tinker v. DesMoines

Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce. Increased power of state government

US v. Lopez

Ruled that "separate educational facilities were inherently unequal." Desegregated schools

Brown v. Board of Education

The Supreme Court ruled that corporate funding of independent political ads in candidate elections couldn't be limited under the first amendment

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

The reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violates the "establishment of religion" clause of the First Amendment

Engel v. Vitale

The court established its role as the arbiter of the constitutionality of federal laws, the principle is known as judicial review

Marbury v. Madison

A conflict arose between a state government and the Federal government, with the state government being declared subordinate to the Federal government where laws conflict. Upheld the Supremacy Clause

McCulloch v. Maryland

The right of an individual to "keep and bear arms" is protected under the Second Amendment is incorporated by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment against the states

McDonald v. Chicago

The ruling made it possible for newspapers to publish the then-classified Pentagon Papers without risk of government censorship or punishment

New York Times v. US

Found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade. The parents' fundamental right to freedom of religion was determined to outweigh the state's interest in educating its children

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Decided that redistricting(attempts to change the way voting districts are delineated) issues present justiciable questions, thus enabling federal courts to intervene in and to decide redistricting cases

Baker v. Carr

Those who cannot afford an attorney will have one provided by the state

Gideon v. Wainwright


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