1. Marbury v. Madison (1803)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: Separation of powers; role of the judiciary
2. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: Federalism; Necessary and Proper Clause; Supremacy Clause
3. Schenck v. United States (1919)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: First Amendment free speech during wartime
4. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: 14th Amendment Equal Protection; school segregation
5. Baker v. Carr (1962)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: Equal Protection; justiciability of redistricting
6. Engel v. Vitale (1962)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: First Amendment Establishment Clause in public schools
7. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: 6th Amendment right to counsel; 14th Amendment due process incorporation
8. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: First Amendment student speech; symbolic expression
9. New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: First Amendment freedom of the press; prior restraint
10. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: First Amendment Free Exercise; education requirements
11. Shaw v. Reno (1993)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: 14th Amendment Equal Protection; racial gerrymandering
12. United States v. Lopez (1995)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: Commerce Clause limits
13. McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: 2nd Amendment right to bear arms; 14th Amendment incorporation
14. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
A) Constitutional issue / clause / amendment
B) Holding (what the Court decided)
C) Why it matters (impact / precedent)
Hint: First Amendment political speech; campaign finance
Reflection (3 prompts)
1) Which case most expanded individual rights? Why?
2) Which case most strengthened federal power OR limited it? Explain.
3) Choose one First Amendment case: what was the conflict and how did the Court resolve it?
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