FCLE Court Cases Practice 25 Questions And Answers
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Marbury v. Madison
judicial review
Shenck v. US
freedom of speech is limited if there is clear and present danger
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law, supremacy clause, necessary and proper clause.
US v. Lopez
Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce.
Baker v. Carr
case that est. one man one vote. this decision created guidelines for drawing up congressional districts and guaranteed a more equitable system of representation to the citizens of each state
Shaw v. Reno
NO racial gerrymandering; race cannot be the sole or predominant factor in redrawing legislative boundaries; majority-minority districts.
McDonald v. Chicago
Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states
Tinker v. Des Moines
Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive
Gideon v. Wainwright
A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government
Brown v. Board of Education
1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.