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39 Cards in this Set
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List 8 cases associated with freedom of religion
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1. Engel v Vitale
2. School district of Abington Township v Schempp 3. Wallace v Jaffree 4. Lee v Weisman 4. Allegheny County v ACLU 6. Lynch v Donnelly 7. Zelman v Simmons-Harris 8. McCreary x ACLU |
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What did Engel v Vitale declare?
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NY state law to be unconstitutional because it proviuded a prayer written by NY Board of Regents to be used in state's public schools
Violated 1st amendment |
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What was declared unconstitutional in School district of Abington Township v Schempp?
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Lords prayer
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What did Wallace v Jaffree declare unconstitutional?
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setting aside a short period of the day for 'silent reflection' for students
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What did Lee v Weisman declare unconstitutional?
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prayer at public school graduation
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Which two rulings regarding Christmas displays were conflicting?
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Allegheny County v ACLU
Lynch v Donnelly |
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What did Zelman v Simmons-Harris uphold?
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financial aid to parents to allow them to send their children to religious or private schools
Republican, conservative |
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Why was the Zelman case of particular interest?
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involved issues of religious freedom and issues of race
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what did the McCreary County v ACUL and Van Orden v Perry cases rule?
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public display of 10 commandments in public places
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List 7 cases related to freedom of speech and expression
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1. Buckley v Valeo
2. McConnell v FEC 3. Rankin v McPherson 4. Texas v Johnson 5. US v Eichman 6. Reno v ACLU 7. Ashcroft v Free Speech Coalition |
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What did Buckley v Valeo rule unconstitutional?
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part of FECA 1974 limiting expenditure by presidential candidates
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what did McConnell v FEC uphold?
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provisions of the BCRA, rejecting the argument that in banning soft money the law siftred free speech and was contrary to 1st amendment
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What did Texas v Johnson rule unconstitutional?
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burning flag rules
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What did US v Eichman rule unconstitutional?
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banning of flag burning
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What did Reno v ACLU rule unconstitutional?
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Comminications Decency Act - undecent material available to minors on the internet
Act infringed constitutional rights of adults |
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What dud Ashcroft v Free Speech Coalition rule unconstitutional?
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Child Pornography Protection Act banning virtual child pornography
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Name 2 rulings regarding the right to bear arms
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1. US v Lopez
2. District of Columbia v Heller |
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What did US v Loped rule unconstitutional?
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Gun-Free School Zones Act
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What did District of Clumbia v Heller rule unconstitutional?
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Banning ownership of handguns and requiring shotguns and rifles be kept unloaded
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List 2 rulings regarding 'freedom from unreasonable searches'
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1. US v Drayton
2. Board of Education v Earls |
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List 3 rulings regarding thr giths of arrested persons
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1. Gideon v Wainwright
2. Miranda v Arizona 3. Dickerson v US |
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What did Miranda v Arizona rule?
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right to remain silent leading to 'Miranda rights'
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List 5 rulings regarding capital punishment
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1. Furman v Georgia
2. Ring v Arizona 3. Atkins v Virginia 4. Roper v Simmons 5. Baze v Rees |
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What did Furman v Georgia rule?
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death penalty violated 8th amendment
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What did Ring v Arizona rule?
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death sentences imposed by judges (not juries) were unconstitutional because they infringed 6th amendment right to trial by jury
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What did Atkins v Virginia rule?
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execution of mentally retarded criminals infringed 8th amendment ban
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What did Roper v Simmons rule unconstitutional?
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sentenciung anyone to death for a crime committed when a minor
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What did Baze v Rees rule?
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lethal injection did not constitutte a cruel and unusual punishment and did not violate the 8th Amendment
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List 7 rulings regarding 'right of racial minorities'
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1. Broan v Board
2. Swann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg 3. Adarand Constructors v Pena 4. Gratz v Bollinger 5. Grutter v Bollinger 6. PICS v Seattle School District 7. Meredith v Jefferson County Board of Education |
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What did Brown v Board rule unconstitutional?
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- Law of the state of Kansas
- Transgressed the 'equal protection' clause of 14th Amendment - schools couldn't be segregated by race - overturned 'separate but equal' doctrine |
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What did Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of education v Swann rule unconstitutional?
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De facto segregation
Led to introduction of school busing programmes to provide racially mixed schools in all areas |
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What did Adarand constructors v Pena strike down?
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Affirmative action on employment of minority workers
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What did Gratz v Bollinger rule unconstitutional?
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University of Michigan's affirmative action-based admissions programme for undergraduate students was unconstitutional because it was too 'mechanistic'
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What did Grutter v Bollinger rule constitutional?
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University Law School's admissions programme - it used a more 'individualised approach' in considering racial profile of applicants
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What did PICS v Seattle School District and Meredith v Jefferson County Board of Education rule unconstitutional?
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assigning students to public schools solely for the purpose of achieving racial balance
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List 4 rulings regarding abortion rights
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1. Roe v Wade
2. Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania v Casey 3. Gonzales v Carhart 4. Webster v Reproductive Health Services |
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What did Webster v Reproductive Health Services uphold?
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law forbidding the involvement of any public employee in the performance of an abortion 'not necessary to save the life of the mother'
chipped away at Roe v Wade |
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What did Planned Parenthood of Pennsylvania v Casey uphold?
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Law requiring a woman to receive counselling on the risks and alternative
Women under 18 must have parental consent |
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What was upheld in Gonzales v Carhart?
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Partial Birth Abrtion Ban Act 2003
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