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1. A11

When a man of mixed racial heritage, sat in a whites-only railroad car in an attempt to challenge a Louisiana law that required railroad cars be segregated, he was arrested and convicted. The court refused his appeal that the law was in a violation of the equal protection principle because the different train cars were separate but equal.Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.

2. Tinker v Des Moines (1969)

When a man of mixed racial heritage, sat in a whites-only railroad car in an attempt to challenge a Louisiana law that required railroad cars be segregated, he was arrested and convicted. The court refused his appeal that the law was in a violation of the equal protection principle because the different train cars were separate but equal.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.

3. Gibbons v Ogden (1824)

Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.When a man of mixed racial heritage, sat in a whites-only railroad car in an attempt to challenge a Louisiana law that required railroad cars be segregated, he was arrested and convicted. The court refused his appeal that the law was in a violation of the equal protection principle because the different train cars were separate but equal.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.

4. Plessy v Ferguson (1896)

The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.When a man of mixed racial heritage, sat in a whites-only railroad car in an attempt to challenge a Louisiana law that required railroad cars be segregated, he was arrested and convicted. The court refused his appeal that the law was in a violation of the equal protection principle because the different train cars were separate but equal.

5. A8

The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.No cruel and unusual punishment or excessive bail

6. A23

Voters in Washington D.C. given the right to vote for presidential electorsStudents were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.

7. A22

8. A1

Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and PetitionIndividual cannot sue a state in a federal court.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.

9. Citizens United v FEC (2010)

Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.A nonprofit corporation was prevented by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) from showing a movie about a presidential candidate of the time because it violated the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA). The decision in this case concluded that the restrictions imposed by BCRA and enforced by the FEC violated the corporation's First Amendment right to free expression.

10. Gillette v United States (1971)

To avoid serving in the Vietnam War, many people claimed to have a conscientious objection to military service on the basis that they believed this particular war was unwise or unjust. However, the Supreme Court ruled in this case that to claim to be a conscientious objector, a person must be opposed to serving in any war, not just some wars.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.

11. A19

12. Baron v Baltimore (1833)

Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.This landmark Supreme Court ruling said that the Bill of Rights did not apply to state or city government laws and actions. Therefore, the civil liberties and civil rights listed in the Bill of Rights were only protected under the Federal Government's laws and actions; not by state governments. Because of the Supreme Court not applying the Bill of Rights to state laws and actions, the 14th Amendment was passed later so that the constitution did apply standards of equal protection and due process to state government laws.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.

13. A18

14. A17

15. A16

The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.Allows the federal government to collect income taxIndividual cannot sue a state in a federal court.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.

16. Sherbert v Verner (1963)

In this case the Supreme Court ruled that states could not deny unemployment benefits to an individual who turned down a job because it required working on the Sabbath.Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.

17. Obergefell v Hodges (2015)

Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.A landmark Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage. The court answered two important questions in this case. First that the Fourteenth Amendment requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex. Secondly, that the Fourteenth Amendment requires a state to recognize a same-sex marriage performed in another state.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.

18. Burwell v Hobby Lobby (2014)

Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.This case challenged a mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that required that all employment-based group health care plans provide coverage for certain types of contraceptives. The decision declared that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) permits for-profit companies to deny coverage for contraception in their health plans when that coverage violates a religious belief.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.

19. A13

Abolition of slaveryStudents were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.

20. US v Miller (1939)

The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.In this case, the Supreme Court upheld the 1934 National Firearms Act's prohibition of sawed-off shotguns, largely on the basis that possession of such a gun was not related to the goal of promoting a 'well-regulated militia.'Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.

21. Cohen v California (1971)

The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.This case involved an arrest and conviction for disturbing the peace for wearing a jacket expressing opposition to the draft (and the Vietnam War). The conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court since his actions were silent and he made no attempt to otherwise disturb the peace.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.

22. A27

Congress cannot accept a pay raise until next term.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.

23. A21

24. Brandenburg v Ohio (1969)

Individual cannot sue a state in a federal court.The Supreme Court ruled in this case that the Federal Government had exclusive power over interstate commerce. The Court said that any conflicting state government laws or actions on interstate commercial activities were void. This court case increased the power of the Federal Government when using the commerce clause.Students were suspended for wearing black armbands to school as a protest against the continuing American involvement in the Vietnam conflict. The Supreme Court ruled in this case the suspensions violated the free speech rights of the students and the symbolic political speech that this protest represented.In this case involving the Ku Klux Klan, the Supreme Court found that only speech or writing that constituted a direct call or plan to imminent lawless action, an illegal act in the immediate future, could be suppressed; the mere advocacy of a hypothetical revolution was not enough.

25. A7

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