AP Gov Case Briefs
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Marbury v. Madison | Supreme Court gained the power of judicial review. It was the first time the court openly declared Congress had committed an unconstitutional act. |
| McCulloch. v. Maryland | Upheld the constitutionality of the National Bank and reaffirmed supremacy of federal government over state |
| Weeks v. United States | Established exclusionary rule that evidence obtained illegally cannot used (federal government) |
| Mapp v. Ohio | Established the exclusionary rule for the states |
| Katz v. United States | Expanded the 4th Amendment to include conversations |
| United States v. Leon | Established the good faith exeption to the exclusionary rule |
| Terry v. Ohio | Estalbished Terry pat down |
| New Jersey v. T.L.O. | School officials only need reasonable suspicion |
| United States v. Nixon | 1. Said "executive privilege" is not absolute 2. One of the factors leading to resignition of Nixon |
| Miranda v. Arizona | Anyone accused of a crime must be informed of their rights |
| Gregory v. Chicago | Upheld the right to assemble even when onlookers become violent |
| Engel v. Vitale | A nondenominational prayer still violates the 14th Amendment |
| Lemon v. Kurtzman | 1. Established Lemon Test 2. Public money could not go to private schools |
| Lynch v. Donnelly | If religious display is accompanied by secular decorations it is simply a holiday display |
| Wisconsin v. Yoder | Unless there is a compelling reason, the state should allow people to practice their religion |
| Widmar v. Vincent | Religious groups can use public facilities - not in violation of establishment caluse |
| Gideon v. Wainwright | Everyone has right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one. |
| Escobedo v. Illinois | When suspects asks for lawyer police must stop questions until lawyer comes |
| New York Times Co. v. United States | Government must provide claims of national secuirty before press can be restrained from publishing information |
| Roe v. Wade | Laws banning abortion violate a woman's right to privacy |
| Sheppard v. Maxwell | Right to a fair trial is more important than freedom of the press |
| Tinker v. Des Moines School District | Students do have the right to free speech as long as it does not disrupt the discipline of the learning |
| Texas v. Johnson | Flagburning is a protected form of free speech |
| Korematsu v. United States | During times of war, the President can suspend parts of the constitution |
| Dred Scott v. Sandford | 1. Dred Scott was not a citizen so he could not sue in courts 2. Ruled the Missouri Compromise unconstritutional 3. One of the causes of the Civil War |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Established the doctrine that segregation did not violate the 14th Amendment as long as they were equal facilities, "seperate but equal" |
| Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka | Seperate but equal is inherently unequal and it violates the 14th Amendment |
| Regents of University of California v.Bakke | 1. Quota system is unconstitutional 2. Upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action |
| Reed v. Reed | Gender discrimination can violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment |
| Baker v. Carr | Allowed federal government to intervene in state reapportionment cases |
| Bush v. Gore | 1. Different standards for judging the vote within a state violates the equal protection clause 2. Voted to stop the recount giving Bush the presidency |
| Kelo v. City of New London | An incidental public good is enough to use eminent domain |
| Washington v. Glucksberg | Laws banning doctor assisted suicide do not violate the 4th Amendment |
| Lau v. Nichols | Require school districts to teach non-english speakers English |
| Furman v. Georgia | Stopped the death penalty in the U.S. in 1972 |
| Gregg v. Georgia | States were allowed to resume death penalty |
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