Amendments
These are the five rights protected by the 1st Amendment
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of Assembly
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Petition
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States
13th Amendment
Law that deals with crimes and the punishments for those crimes
Criminal Law
The Justices of the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in this Landmark Case that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
States must provide citizens with a lawyer because of this Landmark Case
Gideon v. Wainwright
Due process and equal protection of the law to ALL within the U.S.
14th Amendment
belief that conversations between a president & aides are confidential
BONUS: Landmark Case that limited executive privilege
Executive Privilege
BONUS ANSWER: U.S. v. Nixon
Laws that apply to members of our armed forces
Military Law
declared enslaved people and free African Americans were not U.S. citizens and had no right to sue in federal court
Dred Scott v Sanford
This Landmark Case established the principle that juveniles are entitled to the same Due Process rights as adults.
In Re Gault
Right to counsel (lawyer) in all felony cases
6th Amendment
This amendment provided women with suffrage
19th Amendment
Law based on customs and/or previous legal rulings made by judges (used in civil court)
Common Law
The significance of this case was that the police were now required to inform you of your rights before placing you under arrest
Miranda v. Arizona
In this Landmark Case, the majority of Justices agreed that school newspapers are not protected by the 1st Amendment
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Citizens are no longer protected by this amendment if their words put others in "clear and present danger".
1st Amendment
This amendment made poll taxes illegal
24th Amendment
Divorces, lawsuits between two people, and child custody cases are included in this type of law?
Civil
Landmark Case established the "separate but equal" policy (which was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education)
Plessy v. Ferguson
This is how many Justices are on the Supreme Court
9
2 steps of the amendment process after an amendment is introduced in Congress (yes, I want the fractions)
Step 1: passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress
Step 2: ratified by three-fourths of all state legislatures (law making bodies)
Which type of court has juries?
Trial Court
Type of law where U.S. Constitution is interpreted and implemented
Constitutional Law
This Supreme Court case centered on the Constitutional principles of executive privilege and rule of law
U.S. v. Nixon
Provided the Supreme Court the authority for Judicial Review
Marbury v Madison