AP Gov- Midterm SCOTUS

8 key terms

Marbury v. Madison

core issue: judicial review, article III; ruling: outgoing president appointed Marbury, Marbury had right to commission, Court did not have power to order Madison to deliver it, Judiciary Act originally gave power but conflicted with Constitution

McCulloch v. Maryland

core issue: federalism, necessary & proper clause, supremacy clause; ruling: Congress can establish national bank, Maryland cannot tax

Baker v. Carr

core issue: redistricting, equal protection clause; ruling: unequal representation due to Tennessee not updating legislative districts in decades

Shaw v. Reno

core issue: racial gerrymandering, equal protection clause; ruling: North Carolina created a majority-minority Black district, cannot segregate voters

US v. Lopez

core issue: commerce clause, tenth amendment; ruling: gun-free school zones act overstepped authority, activity did not substantially affect interstate commerce

Citizens United v. FEC

core issue: campaign finance, first amendment; ruling: corporate spending is protected speech, Citizens United can air film critical of Hillary Clinton

Gonzales v. Raich

core issue: commerce clause, necessary & proper clause, supremacy clause; ruling: California legalised medical marijuana, conflicted with federal Controlled Substances Act, part of national market, federal control

Gibbons v. Ogden

core issue: commerce clause, supremacy clause; ruling: federal ferry license trumps state license, any commercial activity crossing state lines can be regulated