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WorksheetsSupreme Court Cases
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
In this case, a citizen decided not to pay taxes that were imposed on the bank he was employed by. This tax was imposed by State Congress. The key issue in this case revolved around the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution.
McColloch v. Maryland
Schenck v. United States
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
This 1995 case, which had to do with guns, revolved mostly around the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. In the case, a high school senior took a concealed weapon into school. He was charged federally, an action that caused a response by the Supreme Court.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
United States v. Lopez
New York Times Co v. United States
Shaw v. Reno
This 1962 case revolved around the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. It concerned a prayer that was recited, by which a law suit was filed against the Praying Party.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Engel v. Vitale
Schenck v. United States
In this case, several students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. The school prohibited this, and the students sued for violation of Freedom of Expression.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Des Moines Independent Community School District v. Tinker
Tinker v. Iowa Independent Community School District
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School Board
Which one of these cases revolved around religion, in which Amish Students were not permitted to attend High School due to the Religious nature of their Families?
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Marbury v. Madison
Baker v, Carr
This 1971 case is also known as the pentagon papers. It dealt with the Nixon Administration and how they attempted to prevent a famous newspaper from publishing material about the Vietnam War.
New York Times Co V. United States
Engel v. Vitale
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
This 1919 case primarily dealt with the First Amendment. In the case, the socialist plaintiff sued against the use of the Espionage Act, which was later deemed constitutional and not a violation.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
New York Times Co v. United States
Schenck v. United States
Brown v. Board of Education
A relatively recent case, this 2010 ruling had to do with the second amendment. The court ruled that a city's handgun law was unconstitutional and challenged the ban.
McDonald v. Chicago
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
District of Columbia v. Heller
The Second Amendment
A very famous and influential case, the main dilemma found in this case was abortion. The ruling, which was in favor in abortion, expanded the definition of privacy and is one of the most controversial rulings of all time.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Roe v. Wade
McDonald v. Chicago
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
This amendment was the key issue of the 1963 case Gideon v. Wainwright, in which a Florida man filed against the court's decision that violated his right to representation.
4th
6th
1st
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
A unique case when compared to others, the main issue in this case had to do with jurisdiction. The question of whether or not the Supreme Court has the ability to hear cases of legislative apportionment was decided in this case.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Baker v. Carr
Shaw v. Reno
Brown v. Board of Education
This case, which also occurred in 2010, and determined that corporations can be considered people in terms of speech and that political speech by a nonprofit is allowed under the confines of the first amendment.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Marbury v. Madison
Baker v. Carr
This case, which had a big impact on the gerrymandering standards of the country, in which a heavily gerrymandered district of North Carolina was challenged in court. The court determined that districts can be constitutionally challenged if they are built off of race alone.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Baker v. Carr
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Shaw v. Reno
What was the main issue at hand in the 1803 case, Marbury v. Madison?
Judicial Review
The First Amendment
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Segregation
One of the most influential and famous court cases in history, this case decided that "separate but equal is inherently unequal" and ruled against a previous court case that favored segregation.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District
Marbury v. Madison
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