What is the supreme law of the land?
→ ::- the Constitution
What does the Constitution do?
→ ::- -sets up the government
→ -defines the government
→ -protects basic rights of Americans
The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What
are these words...
→ ::- A 1919 decision upholding the conviction of a socialist who had
urged young men to resist the draft during World War I. Justice Holmes
declared that government can limit speech if the speech provokes a
"clear and present danger" of substantive evils.
United States v. Nixon
→ ::- The 1974 case in which the Supreme Court unanimously held that
the doctrine of executive privilege was implicit in the Constitution but
could not be extended to protect documents relevant to criminal
prosecutions
District of Columbia v. Heller (2008)
→ ::- Ruled the 2nd Amendment protects an individual's right to possess a
firearm for lawful, private use (Roberts Court)
Roe v. Wade
→ ::- The 1973 Supreme Court decision holding that a state ban on all
abortions was unconstitutional.
The decision forbade state control over abortions during the first trimester of
pregnancy, permitted states to limit abortions to protect the mother's health
in the second trimester, and permitted states to protect the fetus during the
third trimester.
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