AMENDMENT BASICS
The amendment that defines who is a citizen of the United States
14th Amendment
This case ruled that segregation was constitutional under “separate but equal.”
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
The two major clauses of the 14th Amendment
Due Process & Equal Protection
The right to participate in political elections is called ________.
Suffrage
Citizenship by birth is called ________ citizenship
Birthright
This amendment expanded voting by granting suffrage to women
19th Amendment
This case involved students wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
The 14th Amendment overturned which Supreme Court decision?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
The Constitution requires fair treatment in legal proceedings. This is called ________
Due process
The Supreme Court case that denied citizenship to enslaved persons
Dred Scott v. Sandford
The amendment added during the Vietnam War era to expand youth voting
26th Amendment
This case struck down segregation in public schools
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Applying the Bill of Rights to the states through the 14th Amendment is called ________.
Incorporation
Wearing an armband or holding a sign is an example of ________ speech
Symbolic
The amendment that made everyone born in the U.S. a citizen
14th Amendment
This amendment ended slavery in the United States
13th Amendment
This case confirmed that children of lawfully present immigrants are citizens if born in the U.S.
Wong Kim Ark v. United States (1898)
The 14th Amendment is part of this group of three amendments added after the Civil War
Reconstruction Amendments
The term for treating people fairly under the law without discrimination
Equal protection
This case confirmed the 14th Amendment applies even to school segregation
Brown v. Board of Education
This amendment guaranteed voting rights regardless of race
15th Amendment
This case authorized busing to enforce school desegregation — and happened in Charlotte
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (1971)
This amendment + this case work together to protect equality in public education
14th Amendment + Brown v. Board
Which amendment expanded voting rights based on gender?
19th Amendment
How did Plessy and Brown interpret equality differently?
Plessy: Allowed segregation (“separate but equal”).
Brown: Ruled segregation violates Equal Protection