C&E EOC Court Cases Word Scramble
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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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