SCOTUS Cases (01 - 05)

Constitution (01 Answer)

Article III, Section 02: SCOTUS Jurisdiction

14th Amendment: Equal Protection Clause

• Baker v. Carr

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Constitution (01 Answer)

1st Amendment (Speech/Expression)

• Baker v. Carr

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Constitution (01 Answer)

1st Amendment (Religion)

• Baker v. Carr

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Constitution (01 Answer)

6th Amendment (Right to a Lawyer)

• Baker v. Carr

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Constitution (01 Answer)

14th Amendment (Equal Protection)

• Baker v. Carr

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Tennessee's electoral districts each had enormously different population sizes leading to some people in Tennessee arguing that the weight of their vote was being infringed on.

• Baker v. Carr

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright

States were segregating schools based on the color of one's skin.

• Baker v. Carr

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright

Government regulations were put in place to keep corporate money out of politics with intent to decrease corruption in politics. Citizens United published a film concerning their feelings on a political candidate running for office and said it was freedom of expression/speech to publish the movie.

• Baker v. Carr

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright

A New York State law required public schools to open each day with the Pledge of Allegiance and a nondenominational prayer. Students/Parents challenged this as a violation of the establishment clause.

• Baker v. Carr

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright

A man in Florida accused of robbing a pool hall asked for a lawyer and was denied one. The man argued that the Constitution guaranteed a right to a lawyer.

• Baker v. Carr

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Engel v. Vitale

• Gideon v. Wainwright