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AP Government
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Political Studies
10th Grade
04/28/2013

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Marbury V. Madison
Definition
Established Judicial Review. "midnight judges"
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McCulloch V. Maryland
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Established National Supremacy; Established implied Powers
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Plessy V. Ferguson
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Established separate but equal
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Schenck V. U.S
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Oliver Wendell Holmes; Shouted fire into crowed theater.
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Gitlow V. New York
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Established precedent of federalizing bill of rights.
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Palko V. Connecticut
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Provided test for determining which parts of the bill of rights should be federalized.
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Brown V. Board 1st
Definition
School segregation unconstitutional; use of 14th amend..
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Brown V. Board 2nd
Definition
Ordered schools to desegregate
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Mapp V. Ohio
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Established exclusionary rule; illegally obtained evidence may be destroyed.
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Engel V. Vitale
Definition
Prohibited state sponsored recitation of prayer in public school
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Baker V. Carr
Definition
One man one vote
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Abbington V. Schempp
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Banned devotional bible reading
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Gideon V. Wainright
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Ordered states to give attorneys to criminals who cannot afford them
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Wesberry V. Sanders
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Ordered house districts to be near equal in population as possible.
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Griswald V. Conn
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Esta. right of privacy through 4th amend
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Miranda V. Arizona
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Miranda rights. Must be given before questioning
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Lemon v Kurtzman
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Esta 3 part test to determine if establishment clause is violated.
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Roe V Wade
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National abortion guidelines. No state interference in 1st tri. etc..
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U.S. v Nixon
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Allowed executive privledge. Water gate scandal
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Buckley v Valeo
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1st Amend protects campaign spending.
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UC Regents v Bakke
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Strict quotas unconst. but states can take race into account.
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Webster v Reproductive Health Services
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leeway for states regulating abortion.
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Texas V Johnson
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Struck down texas flag burning law.
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Planned Parenthood v Casey
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Cannot impose undue burden upon women. Gave states leeway. 24 hour wait, parental consent for minors.
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Shaw v Reno
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No racial gerrymandering
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US v Lopez
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Gun free school zone act exceeded cong. authority to regulate interstate commerce
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Clinton v NY
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Banned line item veto
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Bush v Gore
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Use of 14th amend equal protection clause to stop florida recount in 2000 election
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Zelam V Simmons Harris
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Public money can be used for poor kids to go to religious schools
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Ashcroft v ACLU
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Struck down ban on virtual child porn
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Lawrence v Texas
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Right of privacy struck down on texas' ban of sodomy
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Gratz v Bollinger
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Dismantled use of bonus points for race undergrad admissions at Michigan
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Grutter V Bollinger
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Allowed use of race for law school admissions at Michigan
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Kelo V City of New London
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Eminent Domain. Cannot take private property for business purposes when officials say it would benefit econ.
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Gonzales V Carhart
Definition
Upheld partial abortion ban act of 2003
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