Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Midterm

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
Missouri ex. rel. Gaines v Canada   Issue: Does Missouri denying Gaines admission violate equal protection clause of section 1 of 14th amend? Rule: State must provide seperate but equal education to citizens, but if one doesn't exist for blacks, both whites & blacks can go to same school  
🗑
Palko v. Connecticut   Palko convicted twice for the same crime - does this violate the protection against double jeopardy under 5th amend? Rule: The S.C upheld Palko's 2nd conviction. Protection against double jeopardy was not a fundamental right.  
🗑
Plessy v. Fergusen   Issue: Segregation law in Louisiana dealing w. railway violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amend which forbids states from denying equal protection. Rule: State law is constitutional b/c political & civil rights are protected, not social.  
🗑
Adkins v. Childrens Hospital   Issue: Do the regulations of the hospital board volate the liberty of contract as defined in Lochner v. NY? Rule: Min wage low for women violated the due process clause of 5th amend b/c it abridged a citizens right to freely contract labor.  
🗑
Lochner v. NY   Issue: Lochner fined for allowing an employee to work more than 60 hrs/week Rule: NY law setting max hrs for bakers = unconstitutional b/c the right to buy & sell labor is a fundamental freedom protected by 14th amend due process clause.  
🗑
Minersville v. Gobitis   Issue: Does mandatory flag salute go against the free exercise clause of religion of 1st amend? Rule: Local school districts attempt to promote national unity does not violate free exercise of religion clause of 1st amend as included by 14th.  
🗑
McCulloch v. Maryland   Issue: Maryland sued McCulloch (cashier) for refusal to pay bank taxes. Rule: Congress has implied powers under the necessary/proper clause of Art 1 Sect 8 to create the second bank therefore maryland (state) cannot tax federal laws.  
🗑
Marbury v. Madison   Issue: Madison did not deliver commission Rule: Applied principle of "judicial review". Court could not grant writ b/c Sect 13 of Judiciary Act of 1789 which granted right to do so was unconstitutional.  
🗑
West Virginia State Board v. Barnette   Issue: Does mandatory flag salute in public schools violate 1st amend? Rule: Court overruled its decision in Minersville v Gobbitis & held that mandatory flag salute is unconstitutional  
🗑
West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish   Fact: Elsie Parrish, employee, received sub-min wage for her work Issue: Does min-wage law violate the liberty of contract as constructed under the 5th amend and applied by 14th? Rule: Establishment of minwage for women = constitutionally legitimate  
🗑
Gitlow v. NY   Fact: Gitlow arrested for distributing documents that called for socialism bc it went against NY criminal anarchy law Issue: Ny law = unconstitutional violated of free speech clause in 1st amend? Rule: No b/c if states perceive document as danger it  
🗑
Brown v. Board of Ed   Fact: Blacks denied admission to white public schools due to segregation. Issue: Does segregation of kids in pub. schools deprive blacks of their rights under equal protection under 14th? Rule: Yes.  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: 1343040021
Popular Law sets