AP Government Chapter 8 Course Cases

Schneck v US (1919)

Oliver Wendell Holmes; clear and present danger test; shouting “fire” in a crowded theater; limits on speech, especially in wartime.

Tinker v Des Moines (1969)

“Students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate, and therefore are entitled to the free expression of their views as long as there is no substantial or material interference of the educational process.”

Texas v Johnson

Struck down a Texas law that banned flag burning, which the Court declared was protected by First Amendment

Engel v Vitale (1962)

Prohibited state-sponsored recitation of prayer in public schools by virtue of First Amendment’s establishment clause and the 14th amendment’s due process clause; Warren Court’s judicial activism

Lemon v Kurtzman (1971)

Established 3-part test to determine if establishment clause is violated; non secular purpose, advances/inhibits religion, excessive entanglement with government