AP Government - Required Supreme Court Cases Review

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Established the Supremacy of the US Constitution and federal laws over state laws

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McCullouch v. Maryland

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Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime

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United States v. Lopez

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

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Engel v. Vitale

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Compelling Amish students to attend school past the 8th grade violates the Free Exercise Clause of the 1st Amendment

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Wisconsin v. Yoder

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Public school students have the right to wear black arm bands in school to protest the Vietnam war

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Tinker v. Des Moines

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

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New York Times Co. v. United States

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Speech creating a "clear and present danger" is not protected by the 1st Amendment. Which case is associated with this principle?

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Schenck v. United States

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Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent

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Gideon v. Wainwright

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The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self defense is applicable to the states

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McDonald v. Chicago

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Race based school segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause

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Brown v. Board of Education