Amendments
The freedoms granted to us by our First Amendment.
What is RAPPS (religion, assembly, petition, press, speech)?
Most famous leader of the Civil Rights movement and wrote Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
Government stopping something before being published. Ruled unconstitutional
Case that stated speech may be punished if it creates a clear-and-present-danger of illegal acts
What is Schenck v. United States?
A court ruling that government cannot be involved with religion
What is wall of separation?
Amendment that banned Slavery and involuntary servitude
what is the 13th Amendment?
Segregation existing through custom or practice
What is de facto segregation?
the government cannot prevent the practice of one's religion
what is the free-exercise clause?
Ruled separate but equal
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
An act that conveys a political message
What is symbolic speech?
Amendment passed by Congress but never ratified by the states
What is the Equal Rights Amendment?
A part of the civil rights act of 1964 and stated employers could not discriminate against employees based on race, ethnic origin, religion, or gender
What is Title VII?
The federalists' arguments against Bill of Rights
-thought unnecessary because we are a republic dedicated to popular sovereignty and inalienable rights.
Ruled that forcing Amish students to attend school past the eighth grade violates the free exercise clause
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?
Model or theory originating from John Locke
What is the Social Contract Theory
The process whereby the Court has applied most, but not all, parts of the Bill of Rights to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment
What is selective incorporation?
The group of people that A Letter From Birmingham Jail targeted.
Who are white clergy members?
Examples of unprotected speech
what is libel, slander, and "fighting words"
Ruled unconstitutional in Marbury v. Madison
What is the Judiciary Act of 1789?
Opponents of Affirmative Action claim it creates this.
What is reverse discrimination?
Would've made men and women equal under the eyes of the law.
What is the Equal Rights Amendment?
Title IV (define)
What is a part of Educational Amendments that bars states/schools that receive federal funds from discriminating against women
Name an exception to the government limiting one's religion.
What is polygamy?
McCulloch v Maryland defined this.
What are implied powers?
This piece of legislation aimed at eliminating wage disparities based on gender
What is the Equal Pay Act of 1963?