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C&E EOC Court Cases
Suprme Court Cases Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| evidence seized from a person’s residence without a search warrant cannot be used in trial (exclusionary rule-4th Amendment) | Mapp v. Ohio, 1961 |
| ruled “separate but equal” facilities were okay; overturned by Brown v. Board of Education | Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896 |
| prayer in public school instituted by the state-even one that is voluntary- is a violation of the 1st Amendment freedom of religion | Engle v. Vitale, 1962 |
| established judicial review-power of court to rule something unconstitutional during a trial and get rid of it (made Courts equal in power to other branches/ important check and balance of power) | Marbury v. Madison, 1803 |
| citizens have the right to legal counsel (lawyer) in a criminal case, even if they can’t afford it (6th Amendment) | Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963 |
| legalized abortion- a woman’s right to privacy | Roe v. Wade, 1973 |
| the Elastic Clause allowed Congress to establish a national bank because it was an action that was “necessary and proper” for carrying out its constitutional duties-reinforced implied powers and the Supremacy Clause | McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819 |
| established the Miranda Rule, must be read rights when arrested: you have the right to an attorney and the right to refrain from self-incrimination (5th Amendment) | Miranda v. Arizona, 1966 |
| censorship of school newspaper-limits freedom of speech and press | Hazelwood v. Kulmeier, 1988 |
| equal distribution of wealth to low-income school districts; funds come from property taxes-so rich areas received more money; the case wanted the state government to make up this difference in funds-based on N.C. Constitution right to an education | Leandro Case, 1994 |
| schools only need a reasonable cause to search students (limit to students 4th Amendment Rights) | New Jersey v. TLO, 1985 |
| questioned the constitutionality of sending certain groups of citizens to interment camps in order to protect national security; Japanese Americans living on the West Coast during WWII were forced to move to interment camps | Korematsu v. US, 1944 |
| desegregated public schools-overturning Plessy v. Ferguson decision of “separate but equal” (14th Amendment-equal protection under the law) | Brown v. Board of Education, 1954 |
| legal to burn American flag in protest-freedom of speech | Texas v. Johnson, 1989 |
| student behavior that is not disruptive to the learning environment is protected by freedom of speech or expression; students had been wearing armbands to protest Vietnam War | Tinker v. Des Moines School Board, 1969 |
| about redrawing school districts to avoid segregation; decision allowed busing as a means for integrating public schools | Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education, 1969 |
| “Steamboat Case”-ruling established that only the federal government can regulate interstate trade (Supremacy Clause) | Gibbons v. Ogden, 1824 |
| Nixon was ordered to hand over taped conversations implicating him in the Watergate Scandal (leads to his resignation); demonstrated the concept of rule of law | Nixon v. US, 1974 |
| ruled that slaves were property-could not sue in court, Missouri Compromise unconstitutional | Dredd Scott v. Sanford, 1846 |
| Jackson refuses to uphold the Court's ruling and the Cherokee are forced to move to the Oklahoma Territory-Trail of Tears | Worcester v. Georgia, 1832 |
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