This case decided the separate but equal was constitutional in the United States.
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
100
This case added restrictions for a women to get an abortion.
What is Planned Parenthood v Casey?
100
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
100
This amendment protects us from illegal search and seizure.
What is the 4th amendment?
200
This case decided that the point system used by the University of Michigan for its affirmative action plan was too unbalanced and thus unconstitutional.
What is Gratz v Bollinger?
200
This case decided that the schools have final say over curriculum related speech.
What is Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier?
200
This case upheld the burning of an American flag as a form of symbolic speech and thus protected under the 1st amendment.
What is Texas v Johnson?
200
This amendment ended slavery.
What is theh 13th Amendment?
200
This amendment protects us from double jeopardy and self incrimination.
What is the 5th amendment?
300
If you support this case, you would be okay with a person wearing a "live strong" bracelet to support the fight against cancer.
What is Tinker v Des Moines?
300
In this case, the courts decided a man's first ammendment to speech was restricted because he created a clear and present danger to the security of the country during wartime.
What is Schenck v United States?
300
This case decided that public funds (i.e. taxpayer money) could not go to religious based institutions.
What is Lemon v Kurtzman?
300
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th amendment?
300
This amendment guarantees the citizenship of all people born in the United States.
What is the 14th amendment?
400
In Brown v Board, why did the courts rule against segregation in public schools?
Because the separation of the students based on race had a negative impact on the self esteem and learning of the African American students.
400
In the University of California v Bakke case, why was the quota system found to be unconstitutional?
Because it went against the 14th amendment's equal protection clause and was seen as a form of reverse discrimination.
400
What did the Griswold v Connecticut case guarntee?
It guaranteed the right to privacy and in this case, between couples.
400
This amendment protects us from excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
What is the 8th amendment?
400
This amendment promises the right to counsel (lawyer) and a fair, public, and speedy trial.
What is the 6th amendment?
500
As shown in the New Jersey v TLO case, this is needed for a school to search your bags.
What is reasonable suspicion?
500
In the Furman v Georgia case, what did the Supreme Court decide on the use of the death penalty?
They decided its use was unconstitutional because the sentences given out were arbitrary and biased.
500
In the Gideon v Wainwright case, which overturned a Florida law, guarnteed what to all people on trial?
What is the right to a lawyer?
500
These two clauses are found in the 14th amendment?
What is the Due Process and Equal Protection clause?
500
Name three of the rights protected in the 1st amendment.
What is the freedom of speech, press, assembly, and religion?