AP US Government Mandatory Supreme Court Cases

Question 1

Ruling later leads to "one person, one vote" concept for single-member voting districts

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Baker v Carr

Question 2

Organization sues over campaign speech regulations for corporations

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Citizens United v FEC

Question 3

“Separate but equal” educational facilities and segregation itself is unconstitutional

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Brown v Board of Education

Question 4

Companies can't directly donate to candidates but they can make/pay for express campaign ads

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Citizens United v FEC

Question 5

What is the key constitutional clause for the Brown v Board of Education case ruling?

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equal protection clause of 14th

Question 6

Cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Bank of the (national) U.S. refused to pay a state tax on the Bank.

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McCulloch v Maryland

Question 7

A student is arrested for bringing a gun to school and is charged under nat'l law in fed court

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US v Lopez

Question 8

A woman seeks to obtain a reproductive abortion which is illegal under state law

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Roe v Wade

Question 9

States can't tax a national bank because of the supremacy clause

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McCulloch v Maryland

Question 10

SC found parts of Judiciary Act unconstitutional and established power of judicial review.

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Marbury v Madison

Question 11

Student speech is protected as long is it does not interfere with educational process

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Tinker v Des Moines

Question 12

What was the topic of Baker v Carr?

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Federal court involvement in deciding state voting districts

Question 13

US government can't use prior restraint to limit the press

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New York Times v US

Question 14

Teacher-led voluntary prayer in public schools violates the establishment clause

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Engel v Vitale

Question 15

What is the key constitutional clause in the majority opinion of the Shaw v Reno case?

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equal protection clause of 14th

Question 16

What case did Brown v Board of Education overturn?

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Plessy v Ferguson

Question 17

State and local governments can't ban handguns bc it violates the due process of 14th & 2nd Am.

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McDonald v Chicago

Question 18

Plaintiff challenged racial segregation in public schools

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Brown v Board of Education

Question 19

President Adams appointed judges whose commissions were not honored by President Jefferson.

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Marbury v Madison

Question 20

What is the key constitutional provision from the New York Times v US case (Pentagon papers)?

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freedom of press/1st amendment

Question 21

States can't ban abortion in first trimester bc it violates privacy implied in 9th and 14th Ams

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Roe v Wade

Question 22

State laws mandating school attendance after age 16 for Amish violate free exercise clause/ 1st

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Wisconsin v Yoder

Question 23

What is the key constitutional provision in the Tinker v Des Moines case?

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freedom of speech/ 1st amendment

Question 24

Voluntary prayer led by teachers in public school is challenged

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Engel v Vitale

Question 25

What is the key constitutional provision in the majority opinion of US v Lopez?

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commerce clause

Question 26

National government can create banks via the necessary and proper clause (or elastic clause)

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McCulloch v Maryland

Question 27

Limited the national gov use of commerce clause to control state powers

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US v Lopez

Question 28

Speech that creates a dangerous situation can be limited/punished by government

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Schenck v US

Question 29

Gave more power to nat'l gov under elastic/ necessary and proper clause

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McCulloch v Maryland

Question 30

Which case does not deal with the 14th amendment due process clause/ selective incorporation?

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New York Times v US

Question 31

What does the term penumbra mean?

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Implied rights in US Constitution like the right to privacy

Question 32

Created “clear and present danger” test…no const protection for speech causing danger.

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Schenck v US

Question 33

This case involved an individual arrested for breaking into a pool hall and denied an attorney for his defense.

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Gideon v Wainwright

Question 34

What is selective incorporation?

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When rights in Bill of Rights apply to state/local gov.

Question 35

White voters challenge creation of a majority-minority voting district ordered by nat'l gov

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Shaw v Reno

Question 36

Which case involved high school students wearing black armbands to protest Vietnam and get suspended from school.

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Tinker v Des Moines

Question 37

A man hands out draft dodging pamphlets and gets arrested for violating Espionage Act

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Schenck v US

Question 38

What power of the national courts did Marbury v Madison establish?

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judicial review

Question 39

Right to counsel in 6th amendment applies to state and local cases/courts.

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Gideon v Wainwright

Question 40

Majority-minority voting districts are allowed they just can't be racially gerrymandered

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Shaw v Reno

Question 41

In Wisconsin v Yoder what was the key constitutional provision in the majority opinion?

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free exercise clause/1st

Question 42

Hate speech is protected unless it provokes imminent lawless action

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Brandenburg v Ohio

Question 43

This case created the public defenders system in state courts

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Gideon v Wainwright

Question 44

In Roe v Wade which two constitutional provisions were key to the majority opinion?

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9th amendment, 14th amendment due process

Question 45

Amish challenged a state law that makes school attendance compulsory until 16 years old.

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Wisconsin v Yoder

Question 46

White voters equal prot under 14th is violated when a racially gerrymandered district created.

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Shaw v Reno

Question 47

What is a key constitutional clause from the McDonald v Chicago case?

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2nd amendment

Question 48

President tries to stop a paper from printing negative information about US involvement in war

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New York Times v US

Question 49

Federal courts can evaluate state voting districts that are in violation of equal protection

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Baker v Carr

Question 50

Corporations have the same speech rights in elections as individuals and can make express ads

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Citizens United v FEC

Question 51

What is one of the key constitutional provisions in the Gideon v Wainwright case?

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right to a lawyer/6th amendment

Question 52

Tennessee had not redistricted in over 50 years leading to large inequities in district size.

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Baker v Carr

Question 53

Which 2 const. clauses from the maj opinion of McCulloch v Maryland helped the nat'l gov't win?

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supremacy clause, necessary and proper (elastic clause)

Question 54

Limits the ability of the nat'l gov to limit press/speech under the guise of nat'l security

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New York Times v US

Question 55

What is one of the key constitutional clauses of the Engel v Vitale case?

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establishment clause/first amendment

Question 56

What is the key constitutional clause of the Citizens United v FEC case?

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Freedom of speech/1st amendment

Question 57

This ruling has been limited by "undue burden" test from the Planned Parenthood v Casey case

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Roe v Wade

Question 58

What is the key constitutional provision in the Schenck v US case?

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freedom of speech/1st amendment

Question 59

What is De Jure segregation?

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Segregation mandated by the government

Question 60

City-wide handgun ban challenged as a violation of constitutional rights.

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McDonald v Chicago

AP US Government Mandatory Supreme Court Cases

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AP US Government Mandatory Supreme Court Cases

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