Law of Politics Exam 2

State of Washington v. 119 Vote No!
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State of Washington v. 119 Vote No!
Is false political advertising protected by the first Amendment?
Yes, the high court struck down the state law ruling that the state cannot regulate content of political advertisements
McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commissions
Does the prohibition of anonymous campaign literature violate the first and fourteenth amendment?
Yes, a law cannot burden anonymous free speech.
Harper v. Virginia State Board of Elections
Did the Virginia poll tax violate the equal protections clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Yes, the eligibility to vote has no rational connection to one's wealth.
Skafte v. Rorex
Does limiting resident aliens to vote violate the Equal Protection Clause and Due Process Clause of the 14th amendment, and the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the US Constitution?
No, citizenship requirements for a school district election do not contravene the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment.
Kramer v. Union Free School District
Did the requirement that he be a landowner or parent of a student to vote in school district elections violate Kramer's rights under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Yes, all district residents have an equal and direct interest in school meeting decisions
Nixon v. Herndon
Was the suit dismissed for a lack of jurisdiction?
No, private damage is always recoverable in a lawsuit.
Nixon v. Condon
Is the action unconstitutional because of the party's voluntary association status?
No, court held that the state executive committees (created as "private" entities to continue white-only primaries) were acting as agents of the state and were discriminating in violation of the fourteenth amendment.
Grovey v. Townsend
Did the democratic party's refusal to allow Grovey to vote violate his rights under the fourteenth and fifteenth amendment?
No, because the party is a voluntary association and can choose its members
Smith v. Allright
Did denying blacks the right to vote in primaries violate the constitution?
Yes, a party cannot regulate its primary
Terry v. Adams
Are private political associations constrained by constitutional amendments?
Yes, because it controls the outcome of public elections
Bush v. GoreDo standardless manual recounts violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Constitution? Yes, because it. granted more protection to some ballots than othersCrawford v. Marion County Election BoardDoes a law requiring ID at polls burden a citizen's right to vote? No, because it protects Indiana's interests in curbing fraud and was neutral and non-discriminatoryVeasy v. AbbottDid Texas SB 14 burden the right to vote, and has racially discriminatory purposes? Yes, because it imposed significant and disparate burdens on the right to vote, given the stark racial disparity between those with required ID and those withoutPabey v. PastrickDo Fraudulent votes constitute authority for special elections? Yes, because compensation for absentee ballots was present and the total amount of legal votes is non determinative.Tashjian, Secretary of State of Connecticut v. Republican Party of ConnecticutDid Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-431 (1985) impermissibly burden the rights of the political party and its members protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments? Yes, The interests which the Secretary adduced in support of the statute were insubstantial, and thus the statute, as applied to the party, impermissibly burdened the rights of the partyElrod v. Burnsis the firing of Burns and the other respondents in violation of the Hatch Act and within the jurisdiction of First Amendment accepted free speech by a public employee? Yes, Justice Brennan wrote the decision affirming the 7th Circuit Court decision. The opinion stated that the Republican employees were denied a civil liberty by losing jobs due to political affiliation.