1st Amendment
You can say what you think
Who has the right to own guns?
Everyone
Protection from unreasonable searches and siezures
4th Amendment
States must treat citizens equally
Equal Protection Clause
First 10 amendments to the Constitution
Bill of Rights
Government can not create a state religion
Establishment Clause
SCOTUS Case: Gov cannot ban handguns in the home
DC v. Heller
Cannot be tried twice for the same crime
Double Jeopardy
SCOTUS Case: racially segregated schools are unconstitutional
Brown v. Board
Life, Liberty, Property
Natural Rights
Obscenity, True Threats, Defamation, Incitement to Imminent Lawless Action
Unprotected Speech
Unprofessional military organization
Militia
SCOTUS Case: You have the right to remain silent
Miranda v. Arizona
Precedent set by Plessy v. Ferguson
Separate but Equal
College admissions practice designed to improve educational opportunities for minorities
Affirmative Action
SCOTUS Case: Protesting at military funerals is political speech
Snyder v. Phelps
Machine guns, sawed off shotguns, silenced weapons
Banned weapons
SCOTUS Case: Evidence obtained illegally cannot be used in court
Mapp v. Ohio
Period during which 14th amendment was passed:
Reconstruction
Found in the 5th and 14th amendments
Due Process Clause
Texas v. Johnson: this "offensive" activity is a protected form of expression
Flag Burning
Passed after President Reagan was shot
Brady Bill (background checks)
SCOTUS Case: State must provide lawyer no matter the crime
Gideon v. Wainwright
Discriminatory laws
Jim Crow Laws
Supreme Court decision that should be used in similar cases in the future
Precedent