Personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot restrict (freedom to)
What is civil liberties
Court case that ended de jure segregation in public schools based on an interpretation of the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
What is Brown v. Board of Education
Clause of the 14th Amendment that provides justification for the protection of Civil Rights
What is the Equal Protection Clause
Clause contained in the Fifth and Fourteenth amendments; ensures government will respect your liberties (must be fair).
What is the Due Process Clause
Court case that deprived enslaved persons of their natural rights. Slaves did not have standing to sue in federal court.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford
Act of SCOTUS to apply the Bill of Rights' protections to the states over time on a case by case basis using an interpretation of the 14th Amendment's Due Process Clause.
What is Selective Incorporation
Court case dealing with reverse discrimination and Affirmative Action; Court ruled that the plaintiffs' rejection to a university was illegal, but the medical school was free to "take race into account."
What is University of California v Bakke