5 Written Questions

1. Anarchist calling for overthrow of the government. Established precedent of federalizing Bill of Rights (applying them to States); States cannot deny freedom of speech – protected through due process clause of Amendment 14
2. 1966 ruling that upon arrest, a suspect has the right to remain silent and the right to consult with a lawyer.
3. 1819--The Court ruled that states cannot tax the federal government, i.e. the Bank of the United States; the phrase "the power to tax is the power to destroy"; confirmed the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States.
4. 1824--Clarified the commerce clause and affirmed Congressional power over interstate commerce.
5. 1969--Determined that a law that proscribes advocacy of violence for political reform is constitutional if applied to speech that is not directed toward producing imminent lawlessness and is not likely to produce such action is not constitutional.

5 Matching Questions

1. Griswold v. Connecticut
2. Bakke v. Regents of the University of California
3. Boy Scouts of America v. Dale
4. Brown v. Board of Education
5. Buckley v. Valeo (1976)

1. a 1965 decision that the Constitution implicitily guarantees citizens' right to privacy.
2. b The boy scouts were allowed to dismiss a leader after learning that he was gay, holding that freedom of association outweighed the New Jersey anti-discrimination statute.
3. c 1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education.
4. d 1st Amendment protects campaign spending; legislatures can limit contributions, but not how much one spends of his own money on campaigns.
5. e 1978--Ambiguous ruling by a badly divided court that dealt with affirmative action programs that used race as a basis of selecting participants. The court general upheld affirmative action, but with a 4/4/1 split, it was a very weak decision.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. NO racial gerrymandering; race cannot be the sole or predominant factor in redrawing legislative boundaries; majority-minority districts.
   1. Shaw v. Reno (1993)
   2. Baker v. Carr (1962)
   3. Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
   4. U.S. v. Lopez (1995)
2. Right to an impartial jury
   1. Roe v. Wade
   2. Marbury v. Madison
   3. Parker v. Gladden
   4. Carig v. Boren
3. Prohibited state-sponsored recitation of prayer in public schools by virtue of 1st Amendment’s establishment clause and the 14th Amendment’s due process clause; Warren Court’s judicial activism.
   1. Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
   2. Engel v. Vitale (1962)
   3. Buckley v. Valeo (1976)
   4. Baker v. Carr (1962)
4. 1803 established the principle of judicial review
   1. Parker v. Gladden
   2. Miranda v. Arizona
   3. Miler v. California
   4. Marbury v. Madison
5. Prohibited devotional Bible reading in public schools by virtue of establishment clause and due process clause. Warren Court’s judicial activism
   1. Wesberry v. Sanders (1963)
   2. Abbington v. Schempp (1963)
   3. Epperson v. Arkansas (1968)
   4. Engel v. Vitale (1962)

5 True/False Question

1. Texas v. Johnson (1989) → Flag-burning is symbolic speech with a political purpose and is protected by 1st Amendment.
   

   True        False

2. Palko v. Connecticut (1937) → Ruled a harsher sentence as a result of a new trial won on appeal does not violate double jeopardy.
   

   True        False

3. Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) → Guaranteed a student’s right to protest (wearing armbands).
   

   True        False

4. Schenck v. United States → 1919--Case involving limits on free speech. Established the "clear and present danger" principle.
   

   True        False

5. U.S. v. Lopez (1995) → Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress’ authority to regulate interstate commerce.
   

   True        False