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Supreme Court Cases
New York State Regents Supreme Court Cases (1st set)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reynolds v United States | Congress can outlaw polygamy if it interferes with public good; Free Exercise Clause of 1st amendment |
| Engle v Vital | School prayer; even non-denominational was too religious; Establishment clause of 1st amendment |
| Zenger Case | NOT SUPREME COURT CASE; expanded freedom of press |
| Schenck v United States | anti-war speech was not protected by constitution because it presented a "clear and present danger"; during wartime rights are limited |
| Tinker v Des Moines School District | students are allowed the right to free expression as long as it does not hinder the educational process |
| New York Times Co. v United States | Pentagon Papers; PRIOR RESTRAINTS are almost never valid; national security was not threatened so papers could be published |
| Hazlewood School District v Kuhlmeier | School can censor information if it appears in anything school funded (newspapers, plays, etc.) |
| Schechter Poultry Corp. v United States | NIRA was found unconstitutional because only Congress can regulate interstate commerce, not the President |
| Marbury v Madison | JUDICIAL REVIEW; the Constitution is supreme; Supreme Court has the job to of interpreting laws |
| McCulloch v Maryland | established the Constitutionality of United States Bank; States can not tax federal angencies |
| Gibbons v Ogden | Congress legislates and regulates all matters of interstate commerce |
| United States v Nixon | Nixon had to hand over tapes; Executive Privilege can not be used for criminal activities |
| Dred Scott v Sanford | Slaves were property and therefore could not use the courts; even free blacks are not citizens; 2nd time Judicial Review was used for a federal law |
| Korematsu v United States | Japanese could be denied their Constitutional rights because rights are limited during wartime |
| Baker v Carr | electoral districts of unequal proportion are unconstitutional because they deprive voters of equal protection (14th amendment) |
| Plessy v Ferguson | Seperate but equal was constitutional |
| Brown v Board of Education of Topeka | "seperate but equal" is inherently unequal; violation of 14th amendment (equal protection); seperate is NOT equal |
| Civil Rights Cases of 1883 | 14th amendment only applies to States, private businesses can discriminate |
| Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v United States | Congress has the right to regulate individual business to promote interstate travel |
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