15 Court Cases
- Baker v. Carr (1961)
- Engel v. Vitale (1962)
- Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
- Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
- New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)
- Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
- Roe v. Wade (1973)
- Shaw v. Reno (1993)
- United States v. Lopez (1995)
- Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)
- McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
Required Supreme Court cases (Khan Academy Website
1. Marbury v. Madison (1803) (deep dive video) 2. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) (brief video, deep dive video, article) 3. Schenck v. United States (1919) (article) 4. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) (deep dive video) 5. Baker v. Carr (1961) (deep dive video) 6. Engel v. Vitale (1962) (article) 7. Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) (article) 8. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) (article) 9. New York Times Company v. United States (1971) (article) 10. Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) (article) 11. Roe v. Wade (1973) (deep dive video) 12. Shaw v. Reno (1993) (article) 13. United States v. Lopez (1995) (video, article) 14. McDonald v. Chicago (2010) (deep dive video |
1. WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BILL OF RIGHTS & THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?
2. WHAT ARE THE STATE
GOVERNMENTS DOING IN THE CARTOON? EXPLAIN.
3. WHAT CHANGED WITH THE ADDITION OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT?
4. WHAT IS “INCORPORATION”
VS. “SELECTIVE INCORPORATION”?
2. WHAT ARE THE STATE
GOVERNMENTS DOING IN THE CARTOON? EXPLAIN.
3. WHAT CHANGED WITH THE ADDITION OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT?
4. WHAT IS “INCORPORATION”
VS. “SELECTIVE INCORPORATION”?
Gitlow v. New York (1925)
"GO" First time the Supreme Court applied the Bill of Rights to the State governments.
Benjamin Gitlow was arrested & convicted for violating a NY state law that made it a crime to promote the violent overthrow of the govt. Gitlow argued the NY law violated his free speech & free press.
Supreme Court upheld Gitlow's conviction but ruled that "freedom of speech & the press are fundamental . . . rights & liberties protected by the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment from impairment by the states . . ." (Crash Course Review book p. 129)
Benjamin Gitlow was arrested & convicted for violating a NY state law that made it a crime to promote the violent overthrow of the govt. Gitlow argued the NY law violated his free speech & free press.
Supreme Court upheld Gitlow's conviction but ruled that "freedom of speech & the press are fundamental . . . rights & liberties protected by the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment from impairment by the states . . ." (Crash Course Review book p. 129)