AP U.S. Gov Landmark Supreme Court Cases 2022 with complete solution
Marbury v. Madison (1803) -Answer- Established the power of judicial review in finding that a congressional statute extending the Court's original j
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AP U.S. Gov Landmark Supreme Court Cases 2022 with complete solution
Marbury v. Madison (1803) -Answer- Established the power of judicial review in finding that a congressional statute extending the Court's original jurisdiction was unconstitutional (Marshall Court)
Obergefell v. Hodges: Outcome -Answer- Same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states.
Engel v. Vitale (1962) -Answer- Prohibited state-sponsored recitation of prayer in public schools by virtue of 1st Amendment's establishment clause and the 14th Amendment's due process clause (Warren Court)
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) -Answer- Extended to the defendant the right of counsel in all state and federal criminal trials regardless of their ability to pay (Warren Court)
Miranda v. Arizona (1966) -Answer- Criminal suspects must be informed of their right to consult with an attorney and of their right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police; established Miranda warnings of counsel and silence. (Warren Court)
Engel v Vitale: Outcome -Answer- Said the prayer was not allowed, because the school was seen as promoting a religion.
Loving v. Virginia (1967) -Answer- Struck down state's law banning interracial marriage as violation of the 14th Amendment equal protection clause (Warren Court)
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) -Answer- Upheld student's speech rights; wearing black arm bands in protest of Vietnam War is protected symbolic speech under the 1st Amendment (Warren Court)
Santa Fe Independent School District v Doe: Outcome -Answer- Said that prayer over the loud speaker at football game was not allowed because school and religion should be separate.
Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) -Answer- Established the "Lemon Test" to determine if a government law or action is constitutional under the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment: 1) the law must have a legitimate secular purpose, 2) must neither advance nor inhibit religion, 3) and must not result in an excessive entanglement of government and religion (Burger Court)
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) -Answer- Compelling Amish students to attend school past the eighth grade violates the free exercise clause because it unduly limits their freedom of religious beliefs and practices
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