Bill of Rights
Supreme Court
Vocabulary
Current Events
Majority and Minority
100

No cruel or unusual punishment

8th

100

I write something in the newspaper that causes disruption in the school. Fights break out.

Texas v Johnson

100

The lesser amount. 

Minority

100

Who wrote the 'I have a Dream' Speech?

Martin Luther King

100

Which of the following is a minority in America?

Christians
Whites
Muslims
football followers

Muslims
200

Gun rights vs. Gun Control

2nd 

200

I get arrested and am informed of my right of self-incrimination.

Miranda vs. Arizona

200

The antonym of minority.

majority

200

Who refused to give up her seat on the bus to inspire a boycott of the Montgomery Bus Company?

Rosa Parks

200

Which of the following is a Majority in America?

Hip Hop listeners
Soccer fans
The super rich
Latinos

Hip Hop listeners

300

I want to print a criticism of the US gov't into the newspapers.

1st

300

Even though I committed just robbery and I'm told the gov't can give me an attorney, even though I'm broke.

Gideon v. Wainright

300

Another name for the first 10 Amendments in the Constitution

Bill of Rights

300

What laws were created to keep Blacks, mainly in the South segregated from whites?

Jim Crow Laws

300

Which of the following would be a BARE majority of 100?

34
45
51
78
100

51

400

The police pull me over and see evidence of drug paraphernalia. He searches my car legally. 

4th

400

Martin Luther King praised this Supreme Court decision.

Brown vs. Board of Education

400


the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality. (Martin Luther King led this movement)


Civil Rights

400

______ tests were given to mainly blacks and the uneducated to keep them from voting.

Literacy

400

In Fifer, a majority of students are...
handicapped
Black
Christian
homeschooled

Christian

500
I get arrested and am informed I have the right to remain silent. I wait for my attorney for help before talking. 

5th

500
There is word that a knife is in a locker. Principal can search this locker without a judge's consent.

TLO vs. NJ

500

When the Supreme Court makes a ruling, it becomes the _______, or the new way of doing things.

precedent

500

________ were given to mainly poor, or middle class people so they couldn't afford to vote.

Poll Taxes

500

Left-handed students make up 10% of this class. If there are 30 students in this class, that is ___ students.

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