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Worksheetsscotus quiz
Total questions: 88
Worksheet time: 3hrs 28mins
McCullough v Maryland took place in
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Background/Facts of McCullough v Maryland:
- 1791: _______ was established
- there was a big ____ over how much power the _____ should have and if it is _____.
Constitutional Issue with McCullough v Maryland:
- Does the _____ have the ______ right to ______ a ____ bank?
Court's Majority Decision for McCullough v Maryland
- majority was _____
- in favor of ___ and the _____
- the government didn't have the ___ to the ____ as an ____ power
Impact and pecedent of McCullough v Maryland:
- states don't have the power to ____ or ____ on _____ laws passed by ____
- _____ can't ___ the government even though the ___ is operating in Maryland
A similar case to McCullough v Maryland is
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US v Lopez took place in
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Background Facts of US v Lopez:
- Power the ____ doesn't have is reserved for the ____
- Lopez states that the ______ passed by ____ was beyond its power
Constitutional Issue of US v Lopez
- Did ____ have the power to pass the _______
Majority Decision of US v Lopez:
- ruled in favor of ____ who stated that ___ didn't have the right to pass the ___, which had him ____
- the Supreme Court ruled that ____ had exceeded its constitutional ____ under the ______ when it passed a law prohibiting _____ in local school zones.
Impact and Precedent of US v Lopez:
- the agreement that "_____" the education system will ____ the ecnonmy
Cases similar to US v Lopez
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Engel v Vitale took place in
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Background of Engel v Vitale:
- the Amendment protects the right to ____ yet also shields Americans from the _____of _____-_____ ______.
- The ____ were ____ using prayers from the local school ____.
- A ____ led ____
Constitutional Issue of Engel v Vitale:
- Does the _____ of a ____ in public school ____ the ______ ____ of the ____ Amendment?
Court Majority Decision of Engel v Vitale:
- The Court decided ____
- The Court ruled in favor of ___
- SCOTUS ruled that ____- sponsored ____ was _____ because it violated the ______ _____
Impact and Precedent of Engel v Vitale:
- Established ___ vs ____
- Schools couldn't ____a sponsored ___ on students
- students have the ability to pray ____
Cases similar to Engel v Vitale:
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When did Wisconsin v Yoder take place?
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Background facts of Wisconsin v Yoder:
- The Amendment protects the rights of people to exercise their ____ freely
- Forcing kids to go to school past _____ impacted ____ development and exercise
- The three ____ parents refused to send their children to ___ after the ____ grade, arguing that high school attendance was ____ to their ____ beliefs.
Constitutional Issue of Wisconsin v Yoder
- Under what conditions does the ____'s interest in promoting _____ override parent's Amendment right to free exercise of ___
Court Majority decision of Wisconsin v Yoder:
- Court decided ____
- In favor of ___
- The court agreed that the ____ of the three parents was a violated of the ___ _____ clause of the __ Amendment
Impact and Precedent of Wisconsin v Yoder:
- an individual's right to exercise their ___ beliefs under the ___ Amendment takes ___ over the state's interests in _____.
Case similar to Wisconsin v Yoder:
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When did Tinker v Des Moines take place:
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Background Facts of Tinker v Des Moines:
- Students in Des Moines, Iowa decided to show ___ to the ______ by wearing _____ _____.
- The school found out and said that whoever wore the _____ would be _____
- 3 students wore them anyways and were ___ ___. Their parents then ____ the school because their kid's freedom of ____ was infringed upon
Constitutional Issue of Tinker v Des Moines:
- Does the ____ of ___ ____ as a form of symbolic ___ violate the student's right to freedom of ___ under the __ Amendment?
Court Majority Decision of Tinker v Des Moines:
- Majority In favor of ____
- Court decided that banning the ___ went against the right to freedom of ___ which is protected under the __ Amendment
- However, the SCOTUS makes it clear that schools can ___ speech if it would cause "______ _____"
Impact and Precedent of Tinker v Des Moines:
- ____ student's rights to ____ of speech as long as it was ____ and not substantially ____
Case similar to Tinker v Des Moines
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What year did NY Times Co v USA take place
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Background Facts of NYTC v USA:
- The US involvement in the _____ war became increasingly ____ and unpopular among Americans as ___ persisted over a decade
- Daniel Ellsberg ____ the idea of the ____ war so much that he illegally ____ classified reports, which we then ____ to major _____, like ____
Constitutional Issue of NYTC v USA:
- Did the government's effort to prevent two ____ from _____ classified information given to them by a ____ violate the Amendment protection of the freedom of ____?
Court's Majority decision of NYTC v USA:
- The Supreme Court ruled in favor of ____
- Stated that the ___ trying to stop publication violated the ______ under the __ Amendment
Impact and precedent of NYTC v USA:
- The act of attempting to stop ___ from being ___ via ___ is now recognized as a ____ of the ___ Amendment freedom of the ____
Case similar to NYTC v USA:
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What year did Schenck v US take place?
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What are the background facts of Schenck v US:
- After the USA entered ___, congress instituted a military ___ when is passed the selective service ___. In order to protect the ___ effort, Congress also passed the _____ Act of ___
- Charles Schenck ___ the US participation in ___. He was arrested for violating the ___ Act after sending out 15,000 ___ urging ___ to the ___ to men who had been drafted
Constitutional Issue of Schenck v US:
-Is a ____ sent to ___ when the nation is at ___ urging them to peacefully ___ the ___ protected by the freedom of ___ and ___ in the __ Amendment?
Court's majority decision of Schenck v US:
- Court decided unanimously with ___ and upheld ____'s conviction
- _____'s actions were not protected by the free ____ clause.
Impact and Precedent of Schenck v US:
- the Freedom of Speech does not ___ a man in falsely "shouting ___ in a ____" and causing ____
When does Gideon v Wainwright take place
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Background facts of Gideon v Wainwright:
- government must not prevent someone from ____ a ___
- due ____
- judge ____ request for ____
- Gideon ____ the supreme court from ___
- Gideon argued that the trials court decision ____ his constitutional ___ to be represented by a ____
Constitutional issue of Gideon v Wainwright:
- does the ____ amendment’s right to a in ___ cases extend to felony defendants in ____ courts
Decision of gideon v wainwright:
- court decision was unanimous sided with ____
- court decided that it was ____ with the constitution to ____ states courts to appoint ___ for defendants who can’t _____ to attain one
impact and precedent of gideon v wainwright:
- the ___ amendment guarantee of a right to ______ applies to ____ defendants by way of the ___ amendment
case similar to gideon v wainwright:
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What year did mcdonald v chicago take place
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background facts of mcdonald v chicago:
- there has been an ongoing ___ about the meaning of the ___ amendment
- the debate ____ when the scotus struck down a ___ ban in ____, which was controversial bc it was not a ____
- before ___ the scotus had ___ ruled on whether the ___ amendments right to ____ was one of the ____ rights that ____ couldnt infringe upon.
constitutional issue with mcdonald w chicago:
- does the ____ amendment right to ____ apply to ___ and ____ govs through the ____ amendment, thus _____ chicago and other cities ability to _____ guns?
court majority decision of mcdonald v chiacgo:
- majority of the court sided with ____
- decided that the ___ amendment right to ____ for the purpose of ____ if fully applicable to the ____ under the ___ amendment
impact and precedent of mcdonald v chiacgo:
- ____ is now considered a basic right and under ___, it it under the central component of the ___ amendment to ___ __-
case similar to mcdonald v chiacgo:
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when did brown v board of edu take place
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background facts of brown v board of edu:
- the ___ amendment was adopted to the constitution and states that states must give people ____ ____ of the laws
- Linda Brown, an _______ student tried to gain admission to a summer ___. she was _____ because of her ___ as the summer school was for ____ only
constitutional issue of brown v board:
- does the ____ of public ___ by ___ violate the ___ ____ clause of the ____ amendment
court majority decision of brown v board:
- scotus ruled in favor of ____
- ruled that ___ of public ____ violated the ___ amendments equal ___ clause
impact and precedent of brown v board:
- schools could no longer ______ ____ or deny a child of the ability to attend a ____ due to ___
case similar to brown v board
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what year did shaw v reno take place
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background facts of shaw v reno:
- even after the passing of the _______ amendments, ____ persisted
- representatives began to ___ their districts based on ____ in order to help them get ___, otherwise known as ____
constitutional question of shaw v reno:
- does drawing ____ based on violate the ____ ____ clause of the ___ amendment?
court decision of shaw v reno:
- ruled in favor of ____
- stated that it was unlawful to ___ based on ___ and ____.
impact and precedent of shaw v reno:
- states had to ____ that their _____ plans could be ___ by compelling state ____ and their plan had to be the most ____ possible.
case similar to shaw v reno:
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what year did citizens united vs fec take place
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background facts of citizens utd v fec:
- citizens utd sought an ____ against the fec to prevent its ____ (______) from being applied to its film on ____ and their ____ on her
- the ____ was meant to restrict cooperations from funding ____ about ____ candidates without their _____
- citizens utd argued that sections of the ____ violates the ___ amendment
constitutional question of citizens utd v fec:
- does the ____’s restrictions on citizens utd violate their ability to free under the ___ amendment
court decision of citizens utd v fec:
- court ruled in favor of ____
- majority held that ___ ___ clause of the amendment prohibits the gov from cooperations from _____ out against _____ campaigns
impact and precedent of citizens utd v fec:
- the majority maintained that ____ ____ is ____ to a democracy which is no less ___ because the ___ comes from a ____
case similar to citizens utd v fec
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what year did baker v carr take place
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background facts of baker v carr:
- before the case ____ we’re responsible for determining its ____ ____
- in the 19___s, tennessee was still using ___ from ____ census
- before this case, the scotus ___ to ____ in any ____ case
constitutional question of baker v carr:
- do ___ courts have the ___ to decide cases about the ___ of population into ___ legislative ____?
court decision of baker v carr:
- sided with ___
- concluded that ___ courts have the authority to enforce ____ of ___ protection of the laws against ____ official
- concluded that there is no inherited reason why ____ cannot determine whether state ___ are ____ drawn
impact and precedent of baker v carr:
- tennessee’s legislative ____ violated bakers ___ amendment rights
- established the right of ______ to review ____ issues
what year did marbury v madison take place
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background facts of marbury v madison:
- ____ beat ____ in the ____ presidential election
- before ____ took office, ____ passed the ____ ____ of ____ which was meant to ____ his successor and give the ____ more control over the ____ of judges
- william marbury has been appointed, but his ____ had not been delivered by secretary of state, ____ who then he sued because of
constitutional issue of marbury v madison:
- did marbury have a right to receive his ____?
court decision of marbury v madison:
- ruled in favor of ____
the court found madison’s ____ to deliver the ____ to be ____ and ____.
impact and precedent of marbury v madison:
- court didn’t have the power to ____ the constitution through the regular ____ because the ____ clause placed the constitution before ____. Therefore, ____ ____ established the principle of ____ ____ giving the court the ability to declare a law ____
case similar to marbury v madison:
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what year did clinton v nyc take place
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background facts of clinton v nyc:
- clinton carried out ____ duties to cut portions of acts that affected ____ and ____ workers
constitutional question of clinton v nyc:
-was the presidents ability to cancel portions of ____ under the ____ ____ ____ act a violation of the constitution?
court decision of clinton v nyc:
- - majority said that acts must be ____ fully and ____ fully and the president ____ pick and choose from bills
- court sided with ____
impact and precedent of clinton v nyc:
- The ___ ____ ___ Act is unconstitutional because the Constitution of the United States of America ____ authorize the President of the United States of America to amend ____
similar cases to clinton v nyc
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