Amendments
Miscellaneous
Sources & Types of Law
Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Landmark Supreme Court Cases II
100

These are the five rights protected by the 1st Amendment

Freedom of Religion

Freedom of Assembly

Freedom of Speech

Freedom of the Press

Freedom of Petition

100

This amendment abolished slavery in the United States

13th Amendment

100

Law that deals with crimes and the punishments for those crimes

Criminal Law

100

The Justices of the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in this Landmark Case that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

Brown v. Board of Education

100

States must provide citizens with a lawyer because of this Landmark Case

Gideon v. Wainwright

200

Due process and equal protection of the law to ALL within the U.S.

14th Amendment

200

belief that conversations between a president & aides are confidential

BONUS: Landmark Case that limited executive privilege

Executive Privilege

BONUS ANSWER: U.S. v. Nixon

200

Laws that apply to members of our armed forces

Military Law

200

This Landmark Case protected students' right to free speech in public schools

Tinker v. Des Moines

200

This Landmark Case established the principle that juveniles are entitled to the same Due Process rights as adults.

In Re Gault

300

Right to counsel (lawyer) in all felony cases

6th Amendment

300

This amendment provided women with suffrage

19th Amendment

300

Law based on customs and/or previous legal rulings made by judges (used in civil court)

Case Law/Common Law or Precedent

300

The significance of this case was that the police were now required to inform you of your rights before placing you under arrest

Miranda v. Arizona

300

In this Landmark Case, the majority of Justices agreed that school newspapers are not protected by the 1st Amendment

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier

400

Citizens are no longer protected by this amendment if their words put others in "clear and present danger".

1st Amendment

400

This amendment made poll taxes illegal

24th Amendment

400

Written rules that guided ancient society of Babylon

Code of Hammurabi

400

Landmark Case established the "separate but equal" policy (which was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education)

Plessy v. Ferguson

400

This is how many Justices are on the Supreme Court

9

500

2 steps of the amendment process after an amendment is introduced in Congress (yes, I want the fractions)

BONUS: Which article of the Constitution outlines this process?

Step 1: passed by two-thirds of both houses of Congress

Step 2: ratified by three-fourths of all state legislatures (law making bodies)

BONUS ANSWER: Article V (5)

500

The date of your Civics EOC?

BONUS: How much is the Civics EOC weighted in your overall Civics grade?

May 17th

BONUS ANSWER: 30% of your overall grade

500

Type of law where U.S. Constitution is interpreted and implemented

Constitutional Law

500

This Supreme Court case centered on the Constitutional principles of executive privilege and rule of law

U.S. v. Nixon

500

Landmark Case dealing with equal protection clause of 14th amendment--decided the outcome of the 2000 Presidential Election

Bush v. Gore