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AP Gov Court cases and Amendmentsquestions with answers.
Marbury v Madison ANS -Established Judicial review
McCulloch v Maryland ANS -Sets out that the Federal Government is supreme and that it has the right to
establish the Bank of the US under the Necessary and Proper clause
Gibbons v Ogden ANS -Holds that one state cannot tax another, and the Federal govt has the right to
regulate interstate trade
US v Nixon ANS -Presidential immunity in regards to communication does not exist under Executive
Privilege
Clinton v Jones ANS -Held that a president was not immune from civil litigation except under highly
unusual circumstances
Printz v United States ANS -Held that Fed Govt could not regulate local law enforcement agencies to
conduct background searches on potential gun buyers under the Necessary and Proper Clause
Clinton v new York ANS -Declared the line item veto unconstitutional
Engle v Vitale ANS -Ruled that reciting prayer, even if "voluntary", at beginning of school day violates the
Est. Clause of the 1st Amendment
Abington School District v Schemp ANS -Held that public schools could not require students to
participate in reading the Bible as it violated the Free Establishment clause and Free Exercise Clauses of
the First Amendment
, Wallace v Jaffree ANS -Ruled that Alabama law authorizing teachers to conduct religious prayer sessions
during the school day violated the Establishment clause
Elk Grove Unified School District v Newdow ANS -The case asked whether 'Under God' as stated in the
pledge violated the Establishment clause. The question remained unaddressed.
Wisconsin v Yoder ANS -Ruled that Amish religion outweighed state's interest in mandating school until
the age of 16, as it was a violation of the Free Exercise clause of the First amendment
Church of the Lukumi Babulu Aye v City of Hialeah ANS -Court held that the state violated the Free
Exercise clause by banning animal sacrifice, because it related specifically to one church
Cantwell v Connecticut ANS -Religious speech is protected, even from door to door, and cannot be
regulated, as it would violate the 1st and 14th amendments
Van Orden v Perry ANS -Does a statue with the 10 commandments on govt property in Texas violate the
Establishment clause? No , it has no historical meaning and lacks promoting a specific message
Schenck v US ANS -A man publishes posters to persuade people to peacefully protest against the draft
and not register. Court ruled that he was violating free speech, citing that speech protected in speech
time differs from scrutiny in wartime.
Gitlow v NY ANS -Court ruled that the 1st amendment does apply to states via the 14th amendment.
This case deals with distribution of pamphlets advocating overthrow of government-ruled that such
speech is protected by states, but was still found guilty
West Virginia State Board of Education v Barnette ANS -Court ruled that a compulsory flag salute
violated the first amendment
Tinker v Des Moines ANS -Held that symbolic speech was protected free speech, even in a school, as
long as it doesn't affect learning environment or school discipline
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