The 1st Amendment
The Bill of Rights are known as What? (HINT: They are safeguards from government overreach)
Civil Liberties
What is the 2nd amendment?
The right to bear arms
What is Selective Incorporation and what amendment does it work through?
Applies court rulings through the 14th amendment
The right to privacy is an example of
Substantive
This act outlawed discriminatory voting practices like poll taxes or literacy tests.
voting rights act
Freedom of religion is found in what amendment
the first
What are the two ways to interpret the second amendment?
individual rights and collective rights
What two word process does selective incorporation work through?
Judicial Review
The right to marry is an example of
Substantive
This title outlawed gender discrimination in education
Title IX
What are the two central components of freedom of religion?
Free Exercise and establishment
What is a court case that could align with individual rights?
DC v. Heller or McDonald v. Chicago
The due process clause of the BLANK and BLANK amendment ensures that individuals are not deprived of life, liberty, or property without fair and consistent legal procedures.
5th and 14th
The right to a lawyer
Procedural
Obergefell v. Hodges legalized what?
Gay marriage
The government can impose this three words restriction on protest
time, place, and manner
What is an example of the debate between individual rights and public safety?
Advocates for gun control argue for regulation, whereas guns rights supporters argue for personal protection and defense against tyranny
Protects from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Probable cause before issuing a warrant, specificity in what is being searched and seized.
At the same time, the government has immense data collection powers, Digital Metadata. For example, the government can access your search history WITHOUT A WARRANT.
What is federalism, and how does the 14th amendment play a role
the balance of power between states and the national government. States have lost in the balance of power due to the 14th amendment
Which amendment is arguably considered most essential to substantive due process?
9th. Rights not listed are reserved
Which amendment and which clause is critical to consider when it comes to the government's response to civil rights violations?
Equal protection clause of the 14th amendment
What two kinds of defamation are not protected?
Libel and Slander
The test applied to see if laws violate fundamental rights
strict scrutiny
4th amendment=protection against unreasonable search and seizure. Warrant needed to search
5th amendment=right to remain silent and can’t be charged for the same crime twice, self incrimination and double jeopardy respectively. Due process clause
6th amendment=right to a speedy and public trial, lawyer, and impartial jury
8th amendment=no cruel or unusual punishment
14th amendment=equal protection
Roe V. Wade is an example of
Substantive Due Process
In the Birmingham letter, Explain MLK's argument about civil disobedience OR nonviolent direct action
It casts a spotlight on the problem, thus creating a tension, which makes negotiations have to happen, and then the white leaders have to make changes.
Examples: Little Rock 9 OR Bud Boycott