Bill of Rights
Which two clauses can be found in the 1st amendment regarding the freedom of religion?
Free Exercise & Establishment
Define selective incorporation.
States must listen to certain US Constitution’s Bill of Rights provisions.
This Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Brown v Board
Explain which freedom of religion clause was violated in each of the following cases: Engel v Vitale & Wisconsin v Yoder.
Engel: Establishment
Wisconsin: Free Exercise
Who wrote Letter from Birmingham Jail?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Why are some of our civil liberties restricted?
To protect the general public.
What amendment was incorporated to the states through McDonald v. Chicago?
2nd amendment
Which case did Brown v Board overrule?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which case helped strengthen the idea of prior restraint?
NYT v US
MLK wrote the letter while he was incarcerated for participating in what type of action?
Nonviolent protest/civil disobedience?
The Lemon Test was to check laws for the _____________ clause.
Establishment
Which amendment was incorporated through the case Mapp v. Ohio?
4th amendment
This 1964 law outlawed segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Why shouldn't the students in Tinker v Des Moines get punished according to the Court?
It did not disrupt learning.
According to MLK, what is the difference between a just and an unjust law?
Just law is morally right & applies equally, while an unjust law is morally wrong & degrades human personality
The Miller Test has been put in place to help regulate which type of speech?
Obscene
What group was harmed the most before selective incorporation took place?
African Americans
This 1965 law aimed to protect voting rights and eliminate literacy tests.
Voting Rights Act of 1965?
What "test" was established in Schenck v. US?
Clear and Present Danger Test
MLK criticizes this group for valuing order over justice.
white moderates
To regulate speech, the government must follow the time, place, manner test. Please give me the 4 qualifications for this.
1. Content-neutral
2. Narrowly tailored
3. Serve a significant government interest
4. Leave alternative ways to communicate
Which amendment and specific clause primarily helped support the idea of selective incorporation?
14th amendment due process
Identify the main constitutional amendment that laid the foundation for later civil rights legislation and explain how.
14th Amendment, which guarantees equal protection under the law
The Court ruled states must provide lawyers to defendants who cannot afford one in criminal cases. Which case is this from?
Gideon v. Wainwright
How does Letter from Birmingham Jail support the argument for civil disobedience under the Constitution?
Citizens have a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws to bring about justice