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AP GoPo Cases #1
Must know court cases for the AP US Govt. & Politics Exam
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| Marbury v. Madison (1803) | Established Judicial Review; “midnight judges”; John Marshall; power of the Supreme Court | judicial review |
| McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) | Established national supremacy; established implied powers; use of elastic clause; state unable to tax fed. Institution; John Marshall; “the power to tax the power to destroy” | national supremacy |
| Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) | Established broad definition of “commerce” as more than buying and selling goods; The Commerce Clause; John Marshall; Congress regulates trade between states; Supremacy of National Gov. over States | national supremacy |
| Barron v. Baltimore (1833) | Claims that the Bill of Rights protections DO NOT apply to intrusions by state governments. | incorporation |
| Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) | African Americans could not sue in federal court – none of the “rights & privileges” of citizens; 5th Amendment = slave owners can not be deprived of “property” w/o “due process of law”; invalidated Missouri Compromise; contributed to Civil War | discrimination |
| Reynolds v. US (1878) | Rules that religious duty is not sufficient defense against criminal charges of polygamy (First Amendment does not protect polygamy as a religious practice). | freedom of religion |
| The Civil Rights Cases (1883) | Private discrimination allowed; began “Jim Crow” era 1880s – 1950s; businesses free to discriminate; Congress can prevent states from enacting discriminatory laws, but my not prevent private discrimination | discrimination |
| Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) | Established separate but equal doctrine; discrimination would be allowed until the 1960s. | discrimination |
| Schenck v. United States (1919) | Oliver Wendell Holmes; “clear and present danger” test; shouting “fire” in a crowded theater; limits on free speech, especially in wartime | freedom of speech |
| Gitlow v. New York (1925) | Established precedent of nationalizing the Bill of Rights (applying them to states); states cannot deny freedom of speech – protected through Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment | incorporation |
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