Civil Rights
Written by Martin Luther King
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Identify a SCOTUS case that dealt with the free speech clause of the First Amendment
Tinker v. Des Moines, Cohen v. California, Texas v. Johnson, etc.
Which Amendment protects the right to due process and bans double jeopardy?
5th Amendment
What did the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments do?
13th: banned slavery
14th: citizenship, equal protection and due process
15th: right to vote
Which Amendment deals with the right to bear arms?
Second Amendment
Name a Supreme Court decision that was not good for the Civil Rights movement
Dred Scott, Plessy, Korematsu, Shelby County
ID 2 "free exercise" of religion cases; what happened? what did the Court decide?
Wisconsin v. Yoder, Chuck of Lukumi
Which Amendment protects the right to counsel and the right to a speedy trial with an impartial jury?
6th Amendment
Compare Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Bd of Education
Plessy - "separate but equal" rule upheld de jure segregation
Brown - declared Plessy rule unconstitutional
Which case incorporated the right to bear arms?
McDonald v. City of Chicago
Argued by Thurgood Marshall, this case helped make public schools more diverse
Brown v. Bd. of Education
ID 2 cases that dealt with the press
NY Times v. Sullivan, Near v. Minnesota
Mapp v. Ohio created a rule that must be used by law enforcement. What is that rule?
Exclusionary rule
What happened in Bakke v. U of California? What part of the Constitution did it deal with?
Affirmative actions policies violate equal protection clause of 14th Amendment if they use a quota
What happened in Roe v. Wade?
Texas abortion law was challenged and overturned by SCOTUS
Name a law passed by Congress that promotes Civil Rights
Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act, Title IX, Title VII
ID 2 types of speech that are not protected by the First Amendment; give an example of a case for each
Defamation, Obscenity, Fighting Words, Imminent Lawless Action (NY Times v. Sullivan, Chaplinsky, Brandenbeg)
One case dealt with informing criminal suspects of their rights; the other case dealt with the right to counsel for the indigent
Miranda v. Arizona; Gideon v. Wainwright
Other cases that dealt with affirmative action; what did they decide?
Gratz v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger
Affirmative action OK as long as no quota used
Compare the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act
Civil Rights Act: banned discrimination in public places
Voting Rights Act: banned discrimination in voting
What happened in the Bakke v. U of California case? What did SCOTUS decide?
Bakke denied entry into medical school; racial quotas not permissible
Brandenberg v. Ohio is similar to which other case? Why?
Snyder v. Phelps
Furman v. Georgia decided..
States may not impose the death penalty if it is unfairly applied
Shelby County v. Holder decided:
Part of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional - led to more voter ID laws in states
Compare Title IX and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Title IX: bans gender discrimination in public education
Title VII: bans discrimination in employment