Guarantees and freedoms that governments commit not to abridge, either by constitution, legislation, or judicial interpretation, without due process.
Civil Liberties
Second Amendment
A Right to Bear Arms was instituted as a result of creating a national military (Constitutional Convention).
Ruled that the Espionage Act was constitutional and speech can be restricted if the words create a "clear and present danger".
Schenck v. United States
What is a just law? An unjust law?
A just law is a manmade code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law.
What is Obama's last name?
Obama
An act of 1968 is a U.S. federal law that regulates the firearms industry and firearms ownership.
Gun Control Act
Free Press
People have the right to give and receive published information without government interference.
Ruled that speech can only be limited if schools make a reasonable prediction that the speech would cause disruption to the discipline and edu function of the school.
Tinker v. Des Moines
Why did MLK use "nonviolent tension"?
King utilizes nonviolent “tension” to create an opportunity to be heard.
What is Kim's and Rebeca's favorite Hamilton song?
"Wait for it"
A requirement that legal matters be resolved according to established rules and principles, and that individuals be treated fairly.
Due Process
Metadata
Telephone data minus the actual conversation; can be collected without a warrant.
Ruled that the right to the assistance of counsel in felony criminal cases is a fundamental right to a fair trial.
Gideon v. Wainwright
What are MLK's steps to a successful protest?
Collection of the facts, negotiation, self-purification, and direct action.
The top artist of every person in this group?
Kim: Pierce The Veil
Rebeca: The Beatles
Devon: Imagine Dragons
Emily: Sui Boys
Stone: Kanye AND Lil Nas X
A civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans.
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Affirmative Action
Institutional efforts to diversify by race, gender, and otherwise.
Ruled that the "separate, but equal" doctrine was to be overturned. Provided equal education by desegregating schools.
Brown v. Board of Education
What is MLK's definition of "Direct Action"?
"...whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case before the conscience of the local and the national community."
Who called Martin Luther King Jr. "Chump"?
Malcolm X
The official United States policy on military service of non-heterosexual people, instituted during the Clinton administration.
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Bill of Rights
Guarantees the protection of liberties and rights by explicitly listing them.
Ruled that a woman's right to decide whether to have an abortion is a "liberty" protected by the 14th amendment and a fundamental right.
Roe v. Wade
What was MLK's main purpose for being in Birmingham?
The reason for King’s presence in Birmingham are that he was invited to engage in a nonviolent direct action program and there is injustice in Birmingham that he seeks to correct.
Why do we call ourselves Chex Mix?
We love diversity. <3