Amendments
the right to bear arms
what is the 2nd amendment
provides the legal basis for civil rights anti-discrimination laws
what is the equal protection clause?
racial segregation of public schools was declared unconstitutional
What was Brown v Board of education
expression through media (printed or electronic)
what is press?
the right to no quartering of troops on peacetime
what is the 3rd amendment
the right to religion, speech, press, assembly, and redress of grievance
what is the 1st amendment
an open letter written by Martin Luther King Jr. that defends the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism
banned literacy tests and other obstacles to vote
what is the voting rights act of 1965
rules of what can/cant be published
what is censorship?
what is the 4th amendment
the right to a speedy and public trial (criminal case)
what is the 6th amendment?
social movement to restrict and re-criminalize abortion.... found success in a variety of restrictions at both the state and federal level
what was the pro-life movement?
banned gender discrimination in public accomodations and employment
government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast
what is prior restraint?
the right to no cruel or unusual punishment
what is the 8th amendment?
the right to trial by jury (civil cases)
what is the 7th amendment?
struggle for social justice and equity for African-Americans
what was the 1960's civil rights movement?
banned poll taxes
what is the 24th amendment?
the department of defense conducted the pentagon papers, which got leaked. Nixon administration wanted to stop the publication.
what was the court court case of NYT v US?
the right to due process, eminent domain, no double jeopardy, and no self incrimination
what is the 5th amendment
the right to the unenumerated rights of the people
what is the 9th amendment
What is the Letter from Birmingham Jail?
prohibited gender discrimination by schools receiving public funds
what is the title IX of the education amendments of 1972?
established a heavy presumption against prior restraint
what happened in NYT v. US?
the guarantee of states rights
what is the 10th amendment?