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Baker v. Carr (1962)

• a) Allows the court to intervene in appointment cases

• b) Held that every citizen’s vote carries equal weight

• c) Established the one person, one vote principle

• d) All of the above

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

• a) Overturned Plessy ruling in "seperate but equal" was unconstitutional

• b) Affirmed the separate but equal doctrine

• c) Reaffirmed the legality of racial segregation in schools

• d) None of the above

Buckley v. Valeo (1976)

• a) Campaign money limits are unconstitutional

• b) Contributions are not a form of speech

• c) Established campaign money limits but also held that contributions are a form of speech

• d) None of the above

Citizens United v. FEC (2010)

• a) Removed campaign contribution limits for business and unions.

  -Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA)

  -Rise of Super PACs

• b) Upheld strict campaign finance regulations

• c) Established stricter regulations on political advertising

• d) None of the above

1. Engel v. Vitale (1962)

• a) School-led prayer is constitutional

• b) There can be no school-led prayer in public schools

• c) All schools must start the day with a prayer

• d) None of the above

1. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

• a) Requires that states provide defendants with attorneys in state courts

  -6th amendment

• b) Established the right to a fair trial

• c) Limited the use of capital punishment

• d) None of the above

Gitlow v. New York (1925)

• a) Incorporated free speech to apply to the states

• b) Established the supremacy of state laws over federal laws

• c) Upheld restrictions on political dissent

• d) None of the above

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

• a) Established judicial review

• b) Affirmed the power of Congress to interpret the Constitution

• c) Limited the power of the president to appoint judges

• d) None of the above

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

• a) Expanded federal “implied powers”

  -Necessary and Proper Clause

• b) Limited the power of the federal government

• c) Upheld the supremacy of state laws over federal laws

• 1. d) None of the above

McDonald v. Chicago (2010)

• a) Incorporated the 1st Amendment right to free speech

  -14th Amendment (Due process)

• b) Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states

• c) Established the right to privacy

• 1. d) None of the above