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Down: 1) Did the University of California violate the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by practicing an affirmative action policy that resulted in the repeated rejection of a mans application for admission to its medical school? Mixed decisions, but man was admitted.2) Can a state require women who want an abortion to obtain informed consent, wait 24 hours, and, if minors, obtain parental consent, without violating their right to abortions as guaranteed by Roe v. Wade? No, a state cannot. Kept Roe V wade decision.3) Any information obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the constitution is inadmissible in state courts.4) Does the federal anti-bigamy statute violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause because plural marriage is part of religious practice? No, The First Amendment protected religious belief, but it did not protect religious practices that were judged to be criminal such as bigamy.5) Is this man entitled to his appointment? Is his lawsuit the correct way to get it? And, is the Supreme Court the place for him to get the relief he requests? when the Constitution--the nation's highest law--conflicts with an act of the legislature, that act is invalid. This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of judicial review.6) Is racial gerrymandering of the congressional redistricting process a violation of the Equal Protection Clause? Yes.7) Someone was distribution "left hand manifesto" pamphlets, state stopped him, he sued. Result: state may forbid both speech and publication if they have a tendency to result in action dangerous to public security, even if there is no clear & present danger8) Does the Constitution embrace a woman's right to terminate her pregnancy by abortion? Yes, People have "right to privacy" in dealing with abortions.9) Did the Supreme Court have jurisdiction over questions of legislative apportionment? Yes based on "equal protection" in the 14th Amendment10) The Court held that neither the doctrine of separation of powers, nor the generalized need for confidentiality of high-level communications, without more, can sustain an absolute, unqualified, presidential privilege of safegaurding certain information.12) Board of Regents in NY authorized a short prayer in schools. This breaks the "establishment or religion" clause, so it was declared unconstitutional.14) Georgia’s apportionment wasn’t equal and a man sued. The court sides with man; the congressional districts violated the 14th Amendment.17) The Court held that a state's statute making it a crime for two persons of the same sex to engage in certain intimate sexual conduct violates the Due Process Clause.18) The Court held that obscene materials did not enjoy First Amendment protection. Created the defintion of obscenity.19) Racial classifications "must serve a compelling government interest, and must be narrowly tailored to further that interest." Constriction workers with minorities.26) Can a state deny unemployment benefits to a worker fired for using illegal drugs for religious purposes? Yes. an individual's religious beliefs don't excuse him from compliance with an otherwise valid law prohibiting conduct that government is free to regulate Across: 11) A state said public schools couldn’t teach evolution. this violates the Establishment clause of the first amendment.13) Did the limits placed on electoral expenditures by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, and related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, violate the First Amendment's freedom of speech and association clauses? Yes.15) religion, children in Pennsylvania were required to say prayers, etc. Found unconstitutional because of the 1st and 14 Amendments guaranteeing religious freedom16) A Man couldn’t afford an attorney and the state wouldn’t give him one, so he represented himself and went to prison. This violated his right to a fair trail and due process of law as protected by the 6th and 14th Amendments20) Separate but equal is constitutional21) SF school system failed at providing English language instruction to Chinese. USed the 14th Amendment, sided with Chinese.22) Is the 1990 Gun-Free School Zones Act, forbidding individuals from knowingly carrying a gun in a school zone, unconstitutional because it exceeds the power of Congress to legislate under the Commerce Clause? Yes. Has nothing to do with Commerce23) Unconstitutional: providing funding for non-public schools, especially Catholic schools.24) someone was convicted in CT for giving married couples advice about contraceptives in Planned Parenthood. Supreme Court found this unconstitutional because having a law against this goes against the right of privacy of married couples.25) A man and other suspects were interrogated without saying their rights. Does the police practice of interrogating individuals without notifying them of their right to counsel and their protection against self-incrimination violate the Fifth Amendment? Yes. Now the police reads the rights to people being arrested.27) Supreme Court. Judicial review. Congress can incorporate a federal bank and a state does not have the power to tax an institution created by Congress28) A man's words against the draft were not protected because of the 1917 Espionage ACt. The Constitution does not protect speech encouraging insubordination.29) A state put restrictions on abortions, which were found to be Constitutional.30) Brown v Board should be followed with "all deliberate speed"31) Double jeopardy is not a fundamental right. Man charged with 1st murder who was later convicted
 

 

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