Civic Literacy Workshop Number Two Notes

These flashcards cover key concepts and details related to the civic literacy requirement and landmark Supreme Court cases discussed in the workshop.

Dred Scott v. Sanford

1847 Supreme Court case ruling that declared slaves were not citizens and nullified the Missouri Compromise.

Plessy v. Ferguson

1896 Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation under the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

Brown v. Board of Education

1954 Supreme Court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson, stating that separate is not equal in education.

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

1978 Supreme Court case ruling that strict racial quotas in college admissions are unconstitutional.

Bush v. Gore

2000 Supreme Court case determining that differing standards in vote counting in Florida violated the Equal Protection Clause.

Citizens United v. FEC

2010 Supreme Court case affirming that political spending is free speech under the First Amendment.

Engel v. Vitale

1962 Supreme Court case ruling that school-sponsored prayer violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette

1943 Supreme Court case protecting students from being forced to salute the flag or pledge allegiance.

Texas v. Johnson

1989 Supreme Court case ruling that flag burning is protected symbolic speech under the First Amendment.

Tinker v. Des Moines

1969 Supreme Court case affirming students' rights to wear armbands in protest, viewing it as symbolic speech.

Mapp v. Ohio

1961 Supreme Court case establishing the exclusionary rule for illegally obtained evidence in court.

New Jersey v. T.L.O.

1985 Supreme Court case allowing schools to search students with reasonable suspicion without a warrant.

Miranda v. Arizona

1966 Supreme Court case requiring that individuals taken into police custody be informed of their rights.

Gideon v. Wainwright

1963 Supreme Court case ruling that states are required to provide legal counsel to defendants who cannot afford it.

Roe v. Wade

1973 Supreme Court case establishing a woman's right to have access to abortion in the first trimester.

Korematsu v. United States

1944 Supreme Court case ruling that internment of Japanese Americans during WWII was constitutional.

Marbury v. Madison

1803 Supreme Court case establishing the principle of judicial review.

Gibbons v. Ogden

1824 Supreme Court case interpreting the Commerce Clause and confirming federal control over interstate commerce.

McCulloch v. Maryland

1819 Supreme Court case affirming the constitutionality of a national bank and the federal government's implied powers.

U.S. v. Nixon

1974 Supreme Court case ruling that the president is not above the law and must comply with subpoenas.