Amendments
This landmark case tested the establishment clause of the 1st amendment.
What Engel v. Vitale?
This amendment states "nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law."
What is the 14th amendment?
The two clauses found in the first amendment.
What are the establishment and exercise clauses?
This case established that the 2nd amendment applies to the states.
What is McDonald v. Chicago?
The temperature water freezes for sure in Celsius.
0 °C
This prohibits the government from charging a person for a crime if it was not a crime when the person did the action.
What is an ex post facto law?
This case determined that the government cannot exercise prior restraint of the press. (meaning prohibit publication ahead of time.)
What New York Time Co. v. United States?
In this landmark case, the Supreme Court ruled that speech representing "a clear and present danger" is not protected speech.
What is Schenk v. United Sates?
Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment is found in this amendment.
What is the 8th amendment?
Ths state gets the most rainfall
Hawaii
In Gideon v. Wainwright, the supreme court overturned Gideon's conviction based on this part of the 6th amendment
What is right to an attorney?
The right of people to address the government without facing punishment is known as
What is petition the government?
The rule that evidence found without a search warrant can/cannot be used in a case is found where in the Constitution?
4th amendment
Printed false statements about someone that defames or damages that person's reputation is known as this term.
What is libel?
Da Vinci's Mona Lisa is displayed in this museum.
What is the Louvre?
States that the Equal Protection Clause and Due Process clause apply to the states as well as the Federal government.
What is the 14th amendment?
The concept of fundamental fairness that ensures legitimate government and prevents it (the government) from making arbitrary decisions in punishing individuals is known as...
What is due process?
A test created to decide if a government policy violates the establishment clause of the 1st Amendment.
What is the Lemon Test?
This is a document authored by ML King Jr. explaining why he had a parade in the streets of a city in Alabama even though he was denied a permit to do so.
What was the Letter from a Birmingham jail?
These are the four states that begin with the letter "I"
what are Indiana, Idaho, Illinois and
In Tinker v. Des Moines, this amendment held that students have the right to protest the war in Viet Nam by wearing black armbands to school.
what is the 1st amendment?
When the Bill of Rights is applied to states through Supreme Court cases, it is know as ______________
What selective incorporation?
Freedom from discrimination by others is known by this term.
What is civil rights?
Burning the American flag is a protected right and is known by this term.
What is symbolic speech?
Nearly all fossils are preserved in this type of rock.
What is sedimentary?