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Bill of Rights

1. Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition

2. Right to bare arms

3. Quartering soliders

4. No unreasonable search and seizure

5. Rights of the accusted (due process, miranda rights)

6. Rights to fair trial

7. Civil trial rights

8. No cruel and unusual punishment

9. Unenumerated rights (rights of citizens)

10. States rights (Powers not given to federal is reserved to the states)

Brutus 1 vs Federalist 10

Created the bill of rights, smaller federal powers vs. greater federal power to avoid factions

Federalist 51

Divided the legislative, judicial, and executive branch

Federalist 70

Defined the a strong executive is crucial for effective government and protecting liberty

Federalist 78

How judges are appointed and life tenure

McCulloch v. Maryland

Necessary and proper clause about federal bank

U.S v. Lopez

Commerce clause, about guns

Shaw v. Reno

Equal protection clause, about redistricting outdated

Baker v. Carr

Equal protection clause, about racial redistricting

Marbury v. Madson

Supremacy clause, created judicial review

Engel v. Vital

Establishment of religion clause, nondemonational school prayer, violates establishment

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Free exercise clause, mormons and kids to school, compelling without required after 8th grade education

Tinker v. Demois

Freedom of speech, students wearing armbands as protest, didn’t violate

New York Times v. US

Freedom of press, president's attempt to prevent the publication was a violation of first Amendment protections for press freedom

Schneck v. US

Freedom of speech, episonage act for pamlets, denied and made “clear and present danger test”

Gideon v. Wainright

Sixth amendment, right to a attorney, due proceess

McDonald V. Chicago

2nd amendment and due process, second amendment right to bear arms is applicable to state and local governments through the fourteenth amendment's due process clause.

Brown v. Board of Education

14 amendment, got ride of the precedent

Citizens United v. FTC

Free Speech donations to interest groups should be disclosed, created superpacs