School sponsorship of religious activities (teacher led / directed prayer) violates the establishment clause

Bolstered freedom of the press, establishing a "heavy presumption against prior restraint" even in cases involving national security

Extended the right to privacy to a woman's decision to have an abortion

Political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is a form of protected speech under the 1st Amendment.

Choose all that apply: These cases deal with the 1st Amendment's speech clause

Legislative redistricting must be conscious of race and ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but race may not be the sole rationale behind redistricting decisions

This case deals with the Free Exercise Clause of the 1st Amendment

Check all that apply: These are incorporation cases that apply a right found in the Bill of Rights to the states through the 14th Amendment

This case reverses a trend of expanding federal power and limits the government's ability to act pursuant to the Commerce Clause

If one is arrested for a misdemeanor and cannot afford an attorney the suspect is entitled to a lawyer free of charge courtesy of what case?

Which of the following cases are related to the First Amendment?

This case was based on the Establishment Clause

This case was based on the Free Exercise Clause

Which of the following cases are free speech cases?

Which of these cases incorporated the 2nd Amendment?

Which of these cases limited citizens' free speech rights?

After a national census has been taken, changes in population distribution cause the changing of congressional seats among the states. This effect is commonly called

Under the guidelines of the Constitution, which of the following is NOT within the jurisdiction of the federal courts?

When making an appointment to the Supreme Court, presidents

The majority opinion, issued by the Supreme Court as the final decision of a case, becomes the standard or guide that will be followed in deciding similar cases in the future. This standard or guide is known as a

The judicial philosophy that advocates the courts' active role in policymaking is called

Miranda V. Arizona set what precedent?

In the United States, an accused person is presumed innocent until

To convict a suspect in a criminal case,

The Constitutional Convention sought to replace the Articles of Confederation because they

A pivotal event that symbolized the problems with the Articles of Confederation and demostrated the need to reform the Articles was

The Constitution creates a system that prevents excessive power being accumulated by the national government through

Feds ask for PRIOR RESTRAINT (ability to censor something before it is published) to stop publishing the Pentagon Papers. This freedom of the press case led to a ruling that the government may not censor information unless it revels secrets involving national security.

The Gun Free School Zones Act was found unconstitutional, its reliance on the power to regulate interstate trade to criminalize carrying a firearm near a school was too broad of a use of the necessary and proper clause to expand the reach of the commerce clause.

Members of the Amish faith challenged a state law requiring all children be educated until the age of 16. Their use of the Free Exercise clause of the 1st amendment succeeded, allowing them to choose to leave school after the 8th grade.

A dispute flowing from Tennessee's lack of redrawing district lines to keep up with population changes in that state, this case involves the Equal Protection clause of the 14th amendment. The SCOTUS ruled that redistricting cases were within jurisdiction, making them "justiciable". This case leads to later rulings requiring a "one man equals one vote" expectation in the country

A security guard is banned by law from bringing his handgun home with him. SCOTUS rules a ban on handgun ownership violates the 2nd amendment. This case is an INCORPORATION case, meaning it extended the 2nd amendment onto states and cities with its decision.

A Freedom of Speech case, with a new SCOTUS standard/precedent claiming that words present a "clear and present danger" of criminal action can be punished by law. A man claiming "free speech" protection for telling others to avoid the draft loses and his conviction stands.

A question of whether the U.S. Government has the power to create a national Bank, due to its power to print money plus the Necessary and Proper clause. Also a question of whether a state can tax said bank without violating the Supremacy Clause from the Constitution. The court rules in favor of the federal government, strengthening the federal government overall.

A freedom of speech case, answering the question of whether students can be punished for symbolic speech that could be controversial, and therefore disruptive to the education process. Students do not give up their rights when they come to school, the court ruled.

An incorporation case...A man charged with breaking and entering/burglary cannot afford a lawyer at his trial. After being sentenced to prison, he appeals to the SCOTUS, claiming that Florida tried him without following the 6th amendment requirement that he be represented by "counsel". The SCOTUS agrees with his argument that the 14th amendments DUE PROCESS clause incorporates the 6th amendment onto the states.

Teachers begin each day by leading students in prayer, and parents object. They claim the school is violating the establishment clause of the first amendment. The SCOTUS agrees, ruling that since attendance in school is compulsory, kids are being subjected to undue influence to promote religion.

A case about Congressional redistricting, the SCOTUS ruled that a North Carolina district relied heavily on racial demographics. The precedent relied on the 14th amendments EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE, saying that districts drawn where race is one of the biggest factors are unconstitutional. Race can be a factor, but must not bet the main factor.

A freedom of speech case, involving the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002. An interest group was prevented from releasing a movie about Hillary Clinton paid for by donations of corporations and unions from spending money to influence elections, violated the Free speech clause of the First amendment.

A 14th amendment EQUAL PROTECTION clause case, this case ignored the principle of "stare decisis", overturning an exiting precedent that said segregation with equal treatment is not unconstitutional. Segregating schools based on race violates the Constitution.

The clear-and-present danger test devised by the Supreme Court in the case of Schenck v United States was designed to define the conditions under which public authorities could

In Gideon v. Wainwright, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the

Which of the following best describes the holding in Baker v. Carr (1961) ?

Supreme Court nominees are confirmed by...

If a Supreme Court justice agrees with the decision of the court, but did not agree with the reasoning of how they came to that conclusion, the justice may write a ____.

What is the opinion of the Supreme Court justices who make up the minority?

A ruling in an earlier case that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent cases is a ______.

Justices who believe that the court should act as an instrument of public policy are said to have which judicial philosophy?

This orders a lower court to deliver its records in a case so that a higher court may review it

This principle means "let the decision stand"

Kennedy has spilled some gasoline on Nathan’s lawn. Nathan asks Kennedy to pay for the removal of the gasoline and to repair the damage it has caused. Kennedy refuses and so Nathan sues him in court. In this case, Nathan is the ______ in a _____ case.

Kevin is arrested for burglary of a habitation in Oklahoma. He is found guilty in the lower state court but feels a constitutional error has been made and appeals first to _____, and if unsuccessfully there, he can appeal to ______.

In most federal cases, district courts act as the trial courts and thus possess _____.

The middle level of the federal constitutional courts is/are the _____.