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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) ANS - Summary: Federal government has the power to make a national
bank via the necessary and proper clause (aka the elastic clause); state cannot tax federal government
Significance: Expanded powers of federal government; reinforced federal supremacy
Supremacy Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
U.S. v. Lopez (1995) ANS - Summary: kid selling gun at school arrested under a federal law justified by
the commerce clause; Supreme Court ruled selling gun at school was no threat to interstate commerce =
law struck down
Significance: Reigned in Congress' use of the commerce clause to justify everything
Commerce Clause
Engel v. Vitale (1962) ANS - Summary: forced prayers in school struck down because it violated the
establishment clause of the first amendment
Significance: incorporated establishment clause of the first amendment; reinforced idea of separation of
church and state
Establishment Clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) ANS - Summary: forcing Amish children to attend school violated the free
practice clause of the first amendment; extra two years of school isn't more important than freedom of
religion
Significance: reinforced free exercise
Free Exercise Clause
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) ANS - Summary: kids suspended for protesting Vietnam silently; the first
amendment free speech clause
Significance: students have freedom of speech at school up to a point; symbolic speech = protected
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