Court Cases
This case ruled that Texas's abortion laws were unconstitutional. By the Due Process clause, Women have the right to privacy, protecting their right to have an abortion. This ruling was overturned in recent times.
What is Roe v. Wade?
The amendment prevent the government from infringing our freedom of speech, although it is still limited
What is the 1st Amendment?
Cars are highly mobile, so it's easy to get evidence away from scenes. This warrant exception allows for police to search a vehicle for evidence, but only in a limited area.
What is the Automobile Exception?
This clause in the 14th Amendment makes sure everyone is treated equally by the judicial system, as well as providing criminals additional protections
What is the Due Process Clause?
This form of spoken defamation is NOT protected under the First Amendment.
What is Slander?
This case declared that racial segregation was constitutional. It established the ideal of "separate but equal", meaning even though we are the same, we can still discriminate.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This Amendment is used primarily during court cases. This allows the user to essentially not snitch on themselves. It also protects them from "double jeopardy", meaning they cannot be trialed from the same case twice.
What is the 5th Amendment?
Think of this scenario, a police is looking inside a car and sees a loaded handgun on top of the back seat. This warrant exception allows the officer to take action against whoever had it.
What is the Plain View Exception?
This clause prevents the government from interfering with one's religious practices.
What is the Free Exercise clause?
This document was written by Alexander Hamilton and expresses how he felt that there wasn't a need for a Bill of Rights.
What is Federalist 84?
This case ruled that established gun laws were unconstitutional. Those laws violated the 2nd amendment, which gives people the right to bear arms.
What is Heller v. District of Columbia?
This Amendment gives us the right to bear arms to maintain a well-regulated militia.
What is the 2nd Amendment?
Think of this scenario, you and your significant other live together, but after a while everything falls through and you are kicked out. Little did you know, your significant other is involved with narcotics, and the police are following their case. This warrant exception allows the police to ask you (if they believe you still live there) for permission to search their house.
What is the Consent Exception?
This Act established that everyone should be able to enjoy services and goods. Essentially, this act put an end to Racial Segregation.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
During their meeting in Seneca Falls, feminists wrote this document based primarily on the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments?
This case ruled that police are supposed to list a set of rights during an arrest. Those rights are the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney during questioning.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
The amendment prevents the government from imposing excessive bail, fines, and cruel punishments.
What is the 8th Amendment?
This Warrant Exception works when a person is arrested lawfully. This allows the police to search the person and the area within a wingspan for any potential evidence.
What is the Search Incident to a Lawful Arrest Exception?
This Act established equal Pay for equal work, making it illegal for employers to give less of a paycheck based on gender.
What is the Equal Pay Act of 1963?
This case is all about affirmative action in employment. They ruled that the presumption of disadvantage based on race alone, and consequent allocation of favored treatment, is a discriminatory practice that violates the equal protection principle embodied in the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
What is Adarand Constructors v. Pena?
This Amendment gives the people the right to deny quartering soldiers. This rarely happens though.
What is the 3rd Amendment.
This Warrant Exception allows for the police to enter private property if a suspect enters it as well.
What is the Hot Pursuit Exception?
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