GOV Required Cases FRQ Crossword
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1) 5 high school students worse black armbands to school to support truce in Vietnam, school then prohibited the arm bands, student claimed this violated their 1st amendment right of FREE AND PROTECTED SPEECH, ruled 7-2 in favor of students, court then created the "substantial disruption test" (speech can be limited if it affects the learning environment or others safety). |
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2) a man lived in a violent area, he wanted something to defend himself (handgun), he argued the restrictive gun laws in his state infringed on his 2nd amendment RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS, state said law was necessary to ensure safety, ruled 5-4 in favor of the man, this now incorporated the 2nd amendment to the states, used 14th amendment DUE PROCESS CLAUSE, forced other states to rewrite their laws3) parents filed a lawsuit for prayer to be said in a public school, challenged 1st amendment, claimed it violated ESTABLISHMENT CLAUSE, ruled 6-1 prayer in public schools did violate the clause4) Amish removed their kids from school, this violated a law (kids must be in school til 16), amish argued that the law violates 1st amendment of right to FREE EXERCISE, state argued it is their right to educate was greater, ruled 7-0 in favor of Amish, education should not prevent Amish from freely exercising their religion (compelling state interest-must have a justified reason for infringing on ones rights)5) a man stole cash and was arrested, he was not given a lawyer by the state and couldn't afford one, used the 6th amendment RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY to defend himself, state said that only applies to the federal government, he used 14th amendment EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE, ruled 7-0 for the man, it is a fundamental right for fair trial, now incorporated 6th amendment to the states, they must provide a lawyer if someone can't afford one6) the US government was giving the public misinformation about the Vietnam War, this was leaked and a newspaper published it, Nixon tried to stop it using PRIOR RESTRAINT, press said this violated the 1st amendment of FREEDOM OF PRESS, Nixon said national security is at risk if published, ruled 6-3 in favor of the press, use of prior restraint is very hard to actually do, Nixon was only trying to protect himself, it is very hard to censor free press7) 1917 Congress passed the Espionage Act (punish acts of interference with the foreign relations), a socialist man encouraged people to ignore the draft, used the 13th amendment (prevents involuntary servitude) to argue his point, claims his 1st amendment right of FREE SPEECH was violated, ruled 9-0 against the man, his rights were not violated, his speech was not protected and brings danger, established the "clear and present danger test" |
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