Bill of Rights
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the 1st amendment?
The First Amendment protects this freedom that allows people to express their ideas and opinions.
What is freedom of speech?
This case established the principle of judicial review.
What is marbury vs Madison?
This amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States.
What is the 13th amendment?
This constitutional principle requires the government to follow fair procedures before depriving someone of life, liberty, or property.
What is due process?
This amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures.
The government generally cannot establish an official religion because of this clause.
What is the establishment clause?
This case incorporated the Second Amendment right to possess firearms to the states.
What is McDonald v CHicago?
This landmark case ruled that racial segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause.
What is Brown v Board?
This amendment contains the Due Process Clause that applies to the federal government.
What is the 5th amendment?
This amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
This clause protects an individual's right to practice their religion.
What is the free exercise clause?
This case established that students have First Amendment rights at school, as long as their speech does not substantially disrupt school activities.
What is Tinker v Des Moines?
This amendment prohibited denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What is the 15th amendment?
This amendment contains a Due Process Clause that applies to state governments.
What is the 14th amendment?
This amendment protects the rights of people accused of crimes, including protection against self-incrimination.
What is the 5th amendment?
A newspaper publishes an article criticizing the president. The government attempts to shut down the newspaper. Which First Amendment freedom is most directly involved?
What is freedom of press?
This case established the right to an attorney for defendants who cannot afford one in state criminal cases.
What is Gideon v Wainwright?
The Equal Protection Clause is found in this amendment.
What is the 14th amendment?
This process describes the application of most provisions of the Bill of Rights to the states.
What is selective incorporation?
This amendment guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial and an attorney in criminal cases.
What is the 6th amendment?
A student wears a shirt expressing a political opinion to school. The school attempts to punish the student despite no evidence that the shirt caused a substantial disruption. Which constitutional protection is involved?
What is freedom of speech?
What is significant regarding Schenck vs US?
Speech can be restricted when it creates a serious threat under the circumstances.
In Letter from Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr. argues that individuals have a moral responsibility to challenge unjust laws rather than simply obey them. Which concept of civil rights does this argument most directly demonstrate?
What is civil disobedience?
This case established that police generally must inform suspects of their rights before custodial interrogation.
What is Miranda v Arizona?