AP GOV SCOTUS CASES

Marbury v. Madison

Uses Article 3

Marbury V. Madison

Established: The supreme court is allowed to nulify an act of the legislative or exectuive branch that violates the Constiution.

McCulloch v. Maryland

Used Supremacy Clause: Established supremacy of the US Constitution and federal laws over state laws.

US v. Lopez

Involved Commerce Clause: Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime.

Roe v. Wade

Right to privacy— 1st, 4th, 9th, 14th Amendments

Roe V Wade

Protected the right of a women to have a abortion

McDonald v. Chicago

Involved second Amendment: Right to keep and bear arms for self- defense applies to the states

Citizens United v. FEC

Involved Free Speech and Campaign Donations: Political Spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is protected and cannot be limited by law.

Baker v. Carr

Justiciable Questions: Establishes "One Man, One Vote" and opens the door to courts reviewing redistricting challenges.

Shaw v. Reno

Used Fourteenth Amendment- Equal Protection Clause: Legislative redistricting must be conscious of race.

Schenck v. United States

Used First Amendment- Free Speech: Speech creating a "clear or present danger" is not protected.

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Used Free Exercise Clause/1st amend: Compelling Amish students to attend school past the eighth grade is illegal.

New York Times v. US

First Amendment- Freedom Of The Press: Establishes a "heavy presumption against prior restraint" even in cases involving national security. Absolute freedom of press

Tinker v. Des Moines

Used First Amendment- Free Symbolic Speech: Public school students have the right to wear black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam war

Gideon v. Wainwright

Used Sixth amendment: Guarantee if an attorney for the poor or indigent applies to state courts

Engel v. Vitale

Used establishment clause: Schools cannot sponsor religious activities

Brown v. Board of Education

Used Fourteenth Amendment- equal protection Clause: Raced based segregation is illegal

Marbury v. Madison

Used Article 3

Marbury v. Madison

The supreme court is allowed to nulify an act of the legislative or exectuive branch that violates the Constiution.

McCulloch v. Maryland

Used Supremacy Clause

McCulloch v. Maryland

Established supremacy of the US Constitution and federal laws over state laws.

US v. Lopez

Used Commerce Clause

US v Lopez

Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime.

Roe v. Wade

Used the Right to privacy— 1st, 4th, 9th Amendments

Roe v. Wade

Protected the right of a women to have a abortion

McDonald v. Chicago

Used Second Amendment

McDonald v. Chicago

Right to keep and bear arms for self- defense applies to the states

Citizens United v. FEC

Used Free Speech and Campaign Donations

Citizens United v. FEC

Political Spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is protected and cannot be limited by law.

Baker v. Carr

Justiciable Question

Baker v. Carr

Establishes "One Man, One Vote" and opens the door to courts reviewing redistricting challenges.

Shaw v. Reno

Used Fourteenth Amendment- Equal Protection Clause

Shaw v. Reno

Classifications/redistricting of citizens predominantly on the basis of race is unconstitutional

Schenck v. United States

Used First Amendment- Free Speech

Schenck v. United States

Speech creating a "clear or present danger" is not protected.

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Used Free Exercise Clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Compelling Amish students to attend school past the eighth grade is illegal.

New York Times v. US

Used First Amendment- Freedom Of The Press

New York Times v. US

Establishes a "heavy presumption against prior restraint" even in cases involving national security.

Tinker v. Des Moines

Used First Amendment- Free Symbolic Speech

Tinker v. Des Moines

Public school students have the right to wear black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam war

Gideon v. Wainwright

Used Sixth amendment

Gideon v. Wainwright

Guarantee if an attorney for the poor or indigent applies to felony criminal cases only

Engel v. Vitale

Schools cannot sponsor religious activities

Engel v. Vitale

Used establishment clause

Brown v. Board of Education

Used Fourteenth Amendment- equal protection Clause

Brown v. Board of Education

Raced based segregation is illegal