Court Cases
This case deals with the 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech. It let students wear black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War because the armbands were not disruptive to the school day.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This case deals with the 1st Amendment Freedom of Press. It let The New York Times publish the Pentagon Papers because they didn't include sensitive national security information and not publishing them would violate the New York Times' freedom of press rights.
List the 4 parts of the 5th Amendment.
What is:
Eminent domain
No double jeopardy
Due Process
No self-incrimination
What does the Third Amendment say?
What is:
No quartering of soliders is required.
Define civil liberties.
Protections from the national government that can never be taken from you, outlined in the Bill of Rights of the Constitution.
This case deals with the 1st Amendment Freedom of Speech. It said that telling people something illegal (in this case, dodging the WWI draft) was NOT protected by the 1st Amendment. Speech that creates a clear and present danger is NOT protected by the 1st Amendment.
What is Schenck v. US?
This case deals with the 6th Amendment: Right to an Attorney via the 14th Amendment Due Process Clause. This case required the states to provide access to an attorney if the accused individual couldn't afford one.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
What is
All rights not enumerated in the Constitution go to the people.List the 3 parts of the Sixth Amendment.
What is
A speedy and public trial by jury
Right to confront witnesses
Right to an attorney
Define civil rights.
Protections for groups of people that are added later, could be in the form of laws, court cases, and amendments to the Constitution.
This case deals with the 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion: Free Exercise Clause. It says that Amish kids don't have to go to high school because it interferes with their right to freely-exercise their religion.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?
This case deals with the 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause. It said the segregation in public schools violated this clause when Linda Brown was denied access to the closer "white" school.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What does the 10th Amendment say?
All rights not enumerated in the Constitution go to the states.
What does the 8th Amendment say?
What is
No excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment
Define selective incorporation.
The Supreme Court applying the Bill of Rights to the states on a case by case basis using the 14th Amendment Due Process Clause.
This case deals with the 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion: Establishment Clause. It says that you cannot require public school students to listen to a prayer over the loudspeaker at the beginning of the school day, because it acts like establishing a national religion.
What is Engel v. Vitale?
Most Supreme Court cases deal with this amendment.
What is the 1st or 14th Amendment?
Freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press and petition.
What does the 7th Amendment say?
Jury trials in civil cases over $20
Define affirmative action.
Now defunct, gave preference to minority groups in jobs and college admissions. Took place mostly from late 1960's-late 1980's.
This case deals with the Second Amendment: Right to Bear Arms via the 14th Amendment: Due Process Clause. It requires the states to allow everyone to own a handgun if they want one.
What is McDonald v. Chicago?
Most Supreme Court cases also deal with this amendment.
What is the 1st or 14th Amendment?
What does the 4th Amendment say?
What is:
No unreasonable search and seizure.
What does the 2nd Amendment say?
What is
The right to bear arms
Describe the Letter from Birmingham Jail.
What is
A letter written by MLK Jr. justifying non-violent civil disobedience using the 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause. Asked white people to help advance the goals of the Civil Rights Movement.