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AP Government Supreme Court Cases
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1. This case said that speech may be abolished if it creates a clear and present danger - upholding the 1917 Espionage Act.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
New York Times v. th US
Schenk v. the US
Gratz v. Bollinger
2. Roger B. Taney declared that Congress could not decide where slavery was or was not legal - leading to the Civil War.
Escobedo v. Illinois
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Grutter v. Bollinger
Gratz v. Bollinger
3. The decision in this case arose from the Brady Act. The court decided that Congress did not have the authority to require states to do background checks on those applying for a permit for a hand gun.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Gratz v. Bollinger
Printz v. US
US v. Amistad
4. This case was decided that when the accused requests a lawyer - he/she must be given one.
Escobedo v. Illinois
Abington School v. Schempp
Tinker v. Des Moines
Korematsu v. the US
5. Teacher-led prayer in a school district was struck down as violating the establishment clause of the first amendment. It should remain 'a private matter.'
Engel v. Vitale
US v. Lopez
Printz v. US
Gratz v. Bollinger
6. In this case involving the Presidential Election Campaign Fund Act - the court determined that money equals speech - and that if a candidate did not take federal funds for campaignin - he/she could not be limited by the act.
Buckley v. Valeo
US v. Amistad
Schenk v. the US
Gratz v. Bollinger
7. Another affirmative action case involving the University of Michigan's admission policy of awarding 20 points to minorities was declared unconstitutional.
Regents of California v. Bakke
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Mapp v. Ohio
Gratz v. Bollinger
8. A woman's right to privacy was upheld while the court placed limited restrictions on a woman's right to an abortion after her first trimester of pregnancy.
New York Times v. th US
Gitlow v. New York
Roe v. Wade
Mapp v. Ohio
9. This case held that Africans had been illegally taken from Africa and that they were not citizens of Cuba or the property of Cubans.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Abington School v. Schempp
Hazelwood School v. Kuhlmeier
US v. Amistad
10. The ruling of this case stated that students in a high school may have freedom of speech and expression as long as it was not creating a disturbance and that a school DOES have the right to prevent such disturbances.
Miranda v. Arizona
Tinker v. Des Moines
Schenk v. the US
Mapp v. Ohio
11. An indigent could not afford an attorney - and the court ruled that his 6th and 14th amendment rights to a court-appointed attorney were violated.
Plessy v. Ferguson
New York Times v. th US
Gideon v. Wainwright
Planned Parenthood of S.E. Pennsylvania v. Casey
12. Presidential Executive Order 9066 was upheld - stating that the gov't can take away rights of citizens in times of emergency and peril for the good of the country.
US v. Amistad
Korematsu v. the US
Printz v. US
US v. Lopez
13. A school newspaper may be censored by an advisor/principal if it is unreasonable and in conflict with civilized values.
Regents of California v. Bakke
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Hazelwood School v. Kuhlmeier
Tinker v. Des Moines
14. Equal protection and the right to privacy were the issues in this case - which was decided that minors needed to have parental consent when obtaining an abortion but wives did not need the consent of the husband.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Engel v. Vitale
Planned Parenthood of S.E. Pennsylvania v. Casey
Escobedo v. Illinois
15. This case was decided that people in the US are free to publish pamphlets contrary to the gov't under the 1st Amendment as long as there is not a call to action.
Gitlow v. New York
Griswold v. Connecticut
Hazelwood School v. Kuhlmeier
US v. Lopez
16. This famous flag-burning case was decided in favor of the accused.
Texas v. Johnson
US v. Lopez
Plessy v. Ferguson
Buckley v. Valeo
17. This famous 5 - 6 - and 14 amendment case established the rights of the accused to be read to a person who is in custody and being questioned for a specific crime.
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
Gratz v. Bollinger
Hazelwood School v. Kuhlmeier
18. This case established a 3-part test in determining if non-public schools can receive funding for schools.
Abington School v. Schempp
Schenk v. the US
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Griswold v. Connecticut
19. The right to privacy is involved in this case that overturned a Connecticut law preventing Planned Parenthood from giving married persons information or medical advice on how to prevent conception.
Griswold v. Connecticut
Miranda v. Arizona
US v. Amistad
Lemon v. Kurtzman
20. The establishment clause is at the center of this case - which was decided that a public school may not require Bible readings or a prayer in school.
Escobedo v. Illinois
Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka - Kansas
US v. Nixon
Abington School v. Schempp
21. This case said that the President of the US is not above the law and is not immune because of executive privilege when a criminal investigation is in progress.
Gratz v. Bollinger
Korematsu v. the US
US v. Lopez
US v. Nixon
22. This affirmative action case involved a person applying for admission to the University of Michigan's law school. The decision was that race may be a factor in determining admission but not the only factor.
Planned Parenthood of S.E. Pennsylvania v. Casey
Grutter v. Bollinger
Printz v. US
Plessy v. Ferguson
23. This case overturned a previous case in that this court stated that separate facilities were unequal and begain racial integration in schools.
Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka - Kansas
Gideon v. Wainwright
Schenk v. the US
Escobedo v. Illinois
24. The court ruled that the Pentagon Papers - if published - would not be harmful to the national security and that there would be no prior restraint used in their publication.
Gideon v. Wainwright
New York Times v. th US
Korematsu v. the US
US v. Lopez
25. The Gun-Free School Zone Act of 1990 was declared unconstitutional because Congress had gone beyond its powers to affect interstate commerce.
US v. Lopez
Plessy v. Ferguson
Schenk v. the US
Gratz v. Bollinger
26. Separate but equal facilities remained for over 50 years because of the impact of this case.
US v. Amistad
Miranda v. Arizona
Plessy v. Ferguson
Grutter v. Bollinger
27. The decision in this case stated that illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court - qhich upholds the exclusionary rule under the 4th Amendment
Dred Scott v. Sanford
US v. Lopez
Mapp v. Ohio
Texas v. Johnson
28. This original case involving affirmative action decided that race could be used in a university to fill quotas to achieve diversity in a student body.
Regents of California v. Bakke
Planned Parenthood of S.E. Pennsylvania v. Casey
Hazelwood School v. Kuhlmeier
Engel v. Vitale