Civics Literacy Court Cases

Which court case dealt with a racially gerrymandered district under the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause?

Which amendments were in question in Miranda v Arizona?

Defendant was required to be told that they had the right to remain silent & could be used against them (5th Amendment)

Found Florida Supreme Court's scheme for recounting ballots unconstitutional.

Which amendment was in question in Gideon v Wainwright?

They were not protected under the 1st Amendment for distributing leaflets declaring the draft violated their rights

Which amendment was in question in District of Columbia v Heller?

The court ruled the state cannot hold prayer in public schools, even if participation is voluntary.

Which amendment was in question in Wisconsin v Yoder?

Stated that executive privilege is limited under due process of law & forced POTUS to surrender tapes.

This decision gave the Court the ability to strike down laws on the grounds that they are unconstitutional

The Supremacy Clause was upheld in which court case?

College admissions use of racial quotas violated the Equal protection clause of the 14th amendment in this case.

The Constitution gives the federal government certain implied powers in Article 1 & a state could not tax a federal bank

Dealt with campaign financing and free speech.

Judicial review was established in which court case?

The 1st Amendment protected corporate funding of independent political broadcasts.

Established separate but equal is constitutional.

Executive Order 9066 did not show racial prejudice but rather responded to keeping the US secure from invasion.

Which amendment was in question in the court case Citizens United v FEC?

The Espionage Act did not violate the 1st Amendment and was an appropriate exercise of Congress' wartime authority

Which amendment was in question in Dred Scott v Sandford?

Amish family sued the state to allow their children to stop attending public school after 8th grade.

A former slave sued for their freedom when they moved to a free state but returned to a slave state.

An attempt to stop the Pentagon papers from being released by newspapers due to "prior restraint" in this court case.

Tennessee's reapportionment efforts ignored significant economic growth and population shifts within the state.

An illegal police search for a fugitive uncovered obscene materials that led to an arrest. 4th Amendment.

Students were allowed to wear black armbands protesting the Vietnam War and were protected under the 1st Amendment

A special police officer applied for a hand gun license and was denied. This violated the 2nd Amendment.

Affirmative action and equal protection were found in this case of a qualified white man being denied medical entrance.

The outcome of this court case was burning the American flag is protected under the 1st Amendment.

Enslaved people were not citizens of the U.S., so they couldn't expect protection from the federal gov't under this case