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72 Cards in this Set
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established judicial review
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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“A law repugnant to the Constitution is void.” Supreme Ct. Justice John Marshall
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)
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Necessary & Proper and Supremacy Clauses
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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
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Court upheld Congress’ power to create a national bank.
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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
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Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
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Federalism/Commerce Clause
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When a federal and state law are in conflict, the federal law is supreme.
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Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
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Charles River Bridge (1837)
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Property Rights
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The responsibility of government is to “sacredly guard” the rights of property for the prosperity of the community.
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Charles River Bridge (1837)
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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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Equal Protection
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“The Constitution does not consider slaves to be U.S. citizens. Rather, they are constitutionally protected property of their masters.”
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Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
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Munn v. Illinois (1877)
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Federalism/State Power to Regulate
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Businesses that serve the public interest are subject to regulation by state government.
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Munn v. Illinois (1877)
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Equal Protection "Separate but Equal"
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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Jim Crow laws are constitutional under the doctrine of ‘Separate but Equal.’
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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Lochner v. New York (1905)
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Federalism/Commerce Clause
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The Constitution bars a state from interfering with an employee’s right to contract with an employer.
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Lochner v. New York (1905)
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Schenck v. United States (1919)
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Speech
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Speech that presents a “clear and present danger” to the security of the United States is in violation of the principle of free speech as protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution.
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Schenck v. United States (1919)
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Near v. Minnesota (1931)
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Press Freedom
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“The liberty of the press … is safeguarded from invasion by state action.”
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Near v. Minnesota (1931)
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West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937)
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Federalism/Commerce Clause
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“The switch in time that saved nine.” FDR's new deal...government could regulate commerce
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West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937)
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Equal Protection
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“In the field of public education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.”
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
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Criminal Procedure/Due Process
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Evidence that is illegally obtained by the state may not be used against a defendant in court.
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Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
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Baker v. Carr (1962)
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Political Question
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“One person, one vote.”
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Baker v. Carr (1962)
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Engel v. Vitale (1962)
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Religious Freedom/Establishment Clause
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Public institutions (i.e., a school system) cannot require prayer.
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Engel v. Vitale (1962)
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
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Criminal Procedure/Due Process
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Defendants in criminal cases have an absolute right to counsel.
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Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)
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Press Freedom
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To win a libel case, public figures must prove “actual malice” on the part of the writer.
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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)
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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
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Personal Liberty/Privacy
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The Constitution implies a right to privacy in matters of contraception between married people.
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Griswold v. Connecticut (1965)
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
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Criminal Procedure/Due Process
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“You have the right to remain silent …”
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
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Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
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Speech
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School dress codes are not in violation of the First Amendment’s guarantee of the freedom of expression.
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Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
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San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973)
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Fundamental Rights
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The Constitution does not guarantee a fundamental right to education.
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San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973)
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Roe v. Wade (1973)
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Personal Liberty/Privacy
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The Constitutionally implied right to privacy protects a woman’s choice in matters of abortion.
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Roe v. Wade (1973)
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United States v. Nixon (1974)
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Separation of Powers
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“Neither separation of powers, nor the need for confidentiality can sustain unqualified Presidential immunity from the judicial process.”
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United States v. Nixon (1974)
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Texas v. Johnson (1989)
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Speech
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The Constitution protects desecration of the flag as a form of symbolic speech.
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Texas v. Johnson (1989)
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Cruzan v. Missouri Dept. of Health (1990)
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Personal Liberty/Privacy
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While the Constitution protects a person’s right to reject life-preserving medical treatment (their “right to die”), states can regulate that interest if the regulation is reasonable.
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Cruzan v. Missouri Dept. of Health (1990)
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Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) - Led to 11th Amendment
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Federalism/Commerce Clause
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Wickard v. Filburn (1942)
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Federalism/Commerce Clause
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Perez v. United States (1971)
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Federalism/Commerce Clause
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United States v. Lopez (1995)
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Federalism/Commerce Clause
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Gonzales v. Raich (2005)
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Federalism/Commerce Clause
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United States v. Morrison (2000)
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Federalism/Commerce Clause
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South Dakota v. Dole (1987)
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Federalism/Commerce Clause
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New York Times v. United States [Pentagon Papers] (1971)
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Speech/Press
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Miller v. California (1973)
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Speech/Press
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
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Speech/Press
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Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000)
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Freedom of Association
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Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971)
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Religious Liberty
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Corporation of Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints v Amos (1987)
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Religious Liberty
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Reynolds v. United States (1879)
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Religious Liberty
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Christian Legal Society v. Martinez (2010)
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Religious Liberty
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
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Equal Protection
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Korematsu v. United States (1944)
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Equal Protection
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District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
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Second Amendment
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McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010)
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Second Amendment
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Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
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Personal Liberty/ Private Property
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Hamdi v. Rumsfeld (2004)
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Criminal Procedure/Due Process
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Boumediene v. Bush (2008)
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Criminal Procedure/Due Process
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