AP Supreme Court Cases Review

Which case defended the speech and funding by corporations of political broadcasts in elections? It also defended free speech from a corporation as the same as from individuals.

• Schenck v US

• Nixon v US

• Citizens United v FEC

• Baker v Carr

Which case established the power of judicial review based on declaring the Judicary Act of 1789 unconstitutional?

• McCollouch v Maryland

• Chicago v McDonald

• US v Lopez

• Marbury v Madison

Which case saw a challenge to Tennessee's reapportionment, claiming they ignored shifts in the state and creating an unequal, unconstitutional representation?

• Mapp v Ohio

• Baker v Carr

• Plessy v Ferguson

• McCulloch v Maryland

The decision in Schenck v US upheld the conviction of Schenck under the Espionage Act due to ... ?

• the war created a "clear and present danger," allowing for a limit of freedom of speech

• there can be a limit on the right to bear arms during times of war

• in a time of war, citizens can be forced to give up their property

• during wartime, citizens can be drafted into military service

In McCulloch v Maryland, Maryland tried to tax the Second Bank of the United States. The bank in Baltimore refused to pay the tax, and Maryland appealed, claiming the Bank was unconstitutional because it wasn't listed in the Constitutional. What power did the Supreme Court use to defend the Bank?

• The Necessary and Proper Clause

• Judicial Review

• Veto Power

• The Supremacy Clause

Which case was overturned based on the fact that the crime committed had nothing to do with commerce, which was what the statute that had been violated was based on?

• Wisconsin v Yoder

• Engel v Vitale

• US v Lopez

• Schenck v US

Which case concerned the reading of a voluntary prayer daily in New York schools, violating the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment?

• Wisconsin v Yoder

• Engel v Vitale

• Baker v Carr

• Shaw v Reno

What was the core issue of North Carolina's congressional reapportionment plan in the case of Shaw v Reno?

• The maps were obviously trying to divide the state based on race

• The maps were obviously trying to divide the state based on wealth

• The state appeared to be fair, but was actually divided based on wealth - violating the Equal Protection Clause

• The state appeared to be fair, but was actually divided based on race - violating the Equal Protection Clause

What was the ultimate precedent determined in McDonald v Chicago?

• Based on the ruling in DC v Heller, the protections in the Second Amendment should apply to the states

• Based on the ruling in DC v Heller, the Second Amendment does not apply to the states

• Based on the ruling in Baker v Shaw, the protections in the Second Amendment should apply to the states

• Based on the ruling in Baker v Shaw, the Second Amendment does not apply to the states

What was a major result of the decision in the case of New York Times Co v US after the Supreme Court sided with the paper?

• Freedom the press was bolstered, established a presumption against prior restraint

• The paper was forced to hold off printing the Pentagon Papers for 3 months

• The federal government released the Pentagon Papers themselves

• The federal government continued to refuse to release the papers