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Flashcards for AP Gov SCOTUS Cases

Engel v. Vitale (1962) | Public school-sponsored prayer violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Government cannot promote religion in schools.

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) | Students have the right to symbolic speech in school as long as it does not cause a "substantial disruption." (First Amendment - Free Speech)

Schenck v. United States (1919) | Speech that creates a "clear and present danger" is not protected (e.g., inciting violence or war resistance). (First Amendment - Free Speech)

New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) | Government cannot engage in prior restraint (censorship) of the press unless it poses an immediate national security threat. (First Amendment - Freedom of Press)

Citizens United v. FEC (2010) | Political spending by corporations and unions is a form of protected free speech under the First Amendment.

McDonald v. Chicago (2010) | The Second Amendment right to bear arms applies to the states through the 14th Amendment’s due process clause (selective incorporation).

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) | States must provide an attorney for defendants who cannot afford one. (Sixth Amendment - Right to Counsel, applied via the 14th Amendment)

Roe v. Wade (1973) | The right to privacy (implied by the 14th Amendment) protects a woman’s decision to have an abortion.

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) | Racial segregation in public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson’s "separate but equal" doctrine.

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) | Established federal supremacy over state laws and upheld Congress's use of implied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause.

United States v. Lopez (1995) | Congress overstepped its power under the Commerce Clause by making gun possession in school zones a federal crime.

Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) | Forcing Amish children to attend school beyond 8th grade violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.

Marbury v. Madison (1803) | Established the principle of judicial review, allowing the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional.

Baker v. Carr (1961) | Allowed federal courts to hear redistricting cases, establishing the "one person, one vote" doctrine under the Equal Protection Clause.

Shaw v. Reno (1993) | Racial gerrymandering must be held to strict scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.