Court Cases
It ruled that segregation was legal as long as facilities were “separate but equal.”
Plessy vs. Ferguson
What are the 3 branches of the U.S. Government?
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
The first 10 amendments are called...?
The Bill of Rights
He was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. His second term ended early when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office, as a result of the Watergate scandal.
Richard Nixon
Civil Rights Activist: She is best known for her refusal to move from her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus, in defiance of Jim Crow laws, which sparked the Montgomery bus boycott
Rosa Parks
It overturned the doctrine of “separate but equal.”
Brown vs. Board of Education
The branch of government that enforces the laws
Executive
How many articles are there in The Constitution?
7
American politician and actor who was the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He was known for his policies that involved economic deregulation and cuts in both taxes and government spending
Ronald Reagan
Oldest Civil Rights organization that worked for equality through court cases (focused on African Americans). Hint: It's an acronym
NAACP
Hernandez vs. Texas
A. upheld racial segregation in education.
B. ruled that Latinos were protected under the 14th Amendment.
C. allowed women to serve on juries in Texas.
D. legalized interracial marriage in the U.S.
What branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative
This section, beginning with the words We the People, is a brief introductory statement of the Constitution's fundamental purposes and guiding principles.
The Preamble
He was the 41st president of the United States, serving from 1989 to 1993. He presided over the invasion of Panama and the Gulf War, ending the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait in the latter conflict.
George H.W. Bush
This Civil Rights activist was jailed for participating in a nonviolent protest in Birmingham, Alabama where there was a blanket injunction against picketing and demonstrating.
Martin Luther King Jr.
What was the main impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Mapp v. Ohio (1961)?
A. It required legal representation for all defendants.
B. It banned cruel and unusual punishment.
C. It established that evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in court.
D. It expanded the right to bear arms.
What was the main impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Mapp v. Ohio (1961)? C. It established that evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in court.
What branch of government interprets the law?
Judicial
How many amendments are there in the U.S. Constitution?
27
He was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. He authorized the use of atomic bomb against Japan.
Harry Truman
Southern laws which segregated races
Jim Crow Laws
In Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972), the Supreme Court ruled that Amish families could not be forced to send their children to school past the 8th grade. What constitutional principle did the Court base its decision on?
A. The right to a speedy and public trial
B. The freedom of the press
C. The free exercise of religion
D. The protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
In Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972), the Supreme Court ruled that Amish families could not be forced to send their children to school past the 8th grade. What constitutional principle did the Court base its decision on? C. The free exercise of religion
What are the two parts of the legislative branch?
The Senate and The House of Representatives
Which Founding Father is known as "The Father of the Constitution"?
James Madison
He was the 39th president of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. The later years of his presidency were marked by several foreign policy crises, including the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (leading to the end of détente and the 1980 Olympics boycott) and the fallout of the Iranian revolution (including the Iran hostage crisis and 1979 oil crisis)
Jimmy Carter
It outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting.
The Civil Rights Act of 1965