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Landmark Supreme Court Cases in American Law: Definitions and Impact, Quizzes of Political Science

Definitions and key terms related to landmark supreme court cases in american law, covering topics such as no white primaries, no racial discrimination in public, no involuntary institutionalizing disabled individuals, malapportioned votes, redistricting, protect private possession of obscene material, no enforcing costs for demonstrations, no drug testing state office candidates, no trials with less than 6 jury members, no death penalty, yes to death penalty, no death penalty for rape, didn't see any issues with racial differences for death penalty, and legalize abortion. These cases have significantly shaped the legal landscape in the united states.

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2013/2014

Uploaded on 04/14/2014

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King v

Chapman

no white primaries

TERM 2

Heart of Atlanta Motel v

US

DEFINITION 2

no racial discrimination in public

TERM 3

Olmstead v

L.C.

DEFINITION 3

no involuntary institutionalizing disabled individuals

TERM 4

Gray v

Saunders

DEFINITION 4

malapportioned votes among state's counties

TERM 5

Fortson v

Toombs

DEFINITION 5

General assembly - make districts with equal populations

Miller v

Johnson

no districts based on race

TERM 7

Georgia v

Ashcroft

DEFINITION 7

redistricting - consider all factors affecting minority voters

TERM 8

Stanley v

Georgia

DEFINITION 8

protect private possession of obscene material

TERM 9

Paris Adult Theatre I v

Slaton

DEFINITION 9

protect right to show obscene films to consenting adults

TERM 10

Cox Broadcasting Corp v

Colin

DEFINITION 10

protect publishing names from public records

Forsyth County v Nationalist

Movement

no enforcing cost for demonstrations

TERM 12

Chandler v

Miller

DEFINITION 12

no drug testing state office candidates

TERM 13

Ballew v

Georgia

DEFINITION 13

no trials with <6 jury members

TERM 14

Furman v

Georgia

DEFINITION 14

no death penalty

TERM 15

Gregg v

Georgia

DEFINITION 15

yes to death penalty

Coker v

Georgia

no death penalty for rape

TERM 17

McCleskey v

Kemp

DEFINITION 17

didn't see any issues with racial differences for death penalty

(not discriminatory)

TERM 18

Doe v

Bolton

DEFINITION 18

legalize abortion(very similar to Roe v Wade)

TERM 19

Bowers v

Hardwick

DEFINITION 19

no gay sex