Bill of Rights
Right to bear arms
2nd
This case established that speech creating a “clear and present danger” is not protected by the First Amendment
Schenck v. U.S.
What does it mean when the Court has held on a case-by-case basis that many of the provisions of the Bill of Rights limit state government action.
Selective Incorporation
Court case in 1954 that lead to desegregation of public schools
Brown v. Board of Ed
What is the basic idea of civil disobedience?
Disobey an unjust law
What amendment outlaws cruel and unusual punishment?
8th
What court case applied the 2nd amendment to state and local laws?
McDonald v. Chicago
What court case resulted in police having to read a person their rights as an accused person upon detainmnent?
Miranda v. Arizona
This act gave Congress the enforcement power to actually enforce Brown v. Board of Ed and the equal protection clause of 14th amendment.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What type of peaceful, but direct actions did Dr. King support?
Marches, boycotts, sit ins
What amendment outlaws double jeopardy and self-incrimination?
5th
What court case found that a state's mandatory education was a violation of the free exercise clause?
Wisconsin v. Yoder
What is the exclusionary rule?
Evidence acquired illegally (without a warrant) is excluded from a criminal trial
What did the 19th amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote.
What example does Martin Luther King Jr. give that supports the argument that not all laws are moral?
Hitler and Nazis
Outlaws search and seizures without warrants and due process
4th
What court case ruled that students demonstrating symbolically in school was allowed due to the first amendment, as long as they are not disrupting the business of school?
Tinker v. Des Moines
What is it called when the government looks to prevent the publishing of information in the press?
Prior restraint
What act of Congress allowed Congress to enforce the 15th amendment?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
How does Dr. King feel about the religious establishment in the south?
They are not doing enough. They say they do not want to get involved in politics, but everything is politics. Helping the poor is politics
What rights are guaranteed by the 1st amendment? 5 rights
religion, petition, assembly, speech, press
This clause is the constitutional principle in the case of Engel v. Vitale.
Establishment clause
What involves sets of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking to include particular groups based on their gender, race, sexuality, creed or nationality in areas in which such groups are underrepresented — such as education and employment
Affirmative Action
Why was the Equal Rights Amendment never passed?
Senate and House passed, but 3/4 of the states did not approve it within the 7 then 12 year time limit
In what ways does Dr. King view the white moderate in the process for equality?
The white moderate will state they want equality, but does not want to go through the "tension of reaching equality". They value order over justice.