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McCulloch v Maryland |
Established supremacy of federal laws over state laws |
Maryland tried to tax the national bank, but Congress tried to say that doing so interferes with congressional powers (even though they were not explicitly stated) |
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United States v Lopez |
Congress cannot make possession of a gun a federal crime by using the commerce clause as a reason |
A high school senior was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon onto a school campus, but appealed to the Supreme Court because he thought it was an overreach of federal power |
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Engel v Vitale (1962) |
Outlawed school sponsored prayer and religious activities due to violation of the establishment clause |
New York schools were leading a nondenominational prayer each morning and parents challenged this practice as a violation of the first amendment |
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Wisconsin v Yoder (1972) |
Compelling Amish students to attend school past elementary grades violates the free exercise clause of the constitution |
Wisconsin fined three Amish families for not having their children attend school past the eighth grade |
