Court Cases
Lemon vs Kurtzman
Lemon Test
-religion, can the government be involved?
26th Amendment
vote at 18 instead of 21
25th Amendment
if something happens to the president, the vice president takes over
14th Amendment
equal treatment for all
4th Amendment
no search/seizure
Plessy vs Ferguson
Separate but equal
15th Amendment
No voting discriminator of race
(every male can vote if old enough)
22nd Amendment
President can only serve 2 terms
21st Amendment
Alcohol now legal for 21 years and older
18th Amendment
no alcohol
(for a period of time)
Miller vs California
-Miller Test
-Obscene or not?
17th Amendment
Popular vote fore senate
(no electoral college)
11th Amendment
you cannot sue your state
5th Amendment
right to life, liberty, property
no double jeopardy or self incrimination
6th Amendment
speedy, public trial with a jury of your peers
United States vs Miller
no sawed-off shotguns
16th Amendment
income tax is legal
12th Amendment
separate ballots for president and vice president
10th Amendment
any rights not given to the federal government are given to the states
7th Amendment
jury trial in a civil case
Gideon vs Wainwright
6th Amendment-legal council provided
24th Amendment
no poll tax
20th Amendment
presidency starts in January instead of March
9th Amendment
rights not listed in the constitution
8th Amendment
no excessive bail
no cruel/unusual punisment