Bill of Rights
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
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States
13th Amendment
Eminent Domain
BONUS: What is the limitation?
Power of the govt. to take your property for public use
BONUS: Must provide just compensation (fair value)
The Justices of the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in this Landmark Case that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
States must provide citizens with a lawyer because of this Landmark Case
Gideon v. Wainwright
What amendment specifically mentions "Due process?"
BONUS: Name the additional amendment due process is guaranteed
5th Amendment
BONUS: 14th Amendment
Amendment that granted citizenship to African Americans for the first time
14th Amendment
Ex Post Facto Law
Law that makes an action a crime before it was even a law (retroactively)
This Landmark Case ruled that slaves or former slaves were NOT considered citizens and therefore could not sue in Federal court
Dred Scott v. Sandford
This Landmark Case established the principle that juveniles are entitled to the same Due Process rights as adults.
In Re Gault
Right to counsel (lawyer) in all felony cases
6th Amendment
This amendment provided women with suffrage
19th Amendment
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Court order to bring forward an individual who is detained in order to determine the lawfulness or reason of detention
The significance of this case was that the police were now required to inform you of your rights before prior to interrogation
Miranda v. Arizona
In this Landmark Case, the majority of Justices agreed that school newspapers are not protected by the 1st Amendment
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
Citizens are no longer protected by this amendment if their words put others in "clear and present danger".
1st Amendment
This amendment made poll taxes illegal in national elections
24th Amendment
Belief that conversations between a president & aides are confidential and do not have to be shared
BONUS: Landmark Case that limited this "protection."
Executive Privilege
BONUS: U.S. v. Nixon
Landmark Case established the "separate but equal" policy in the state of Louisiana
Plessy v. Ferguson
DAILY DOUBLE X2 POINTS
What is the significance of the case Marbury v. Madison
Established that the Supreme Court has the power of Judicial review
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)
This amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 years old
26th Amendment
DAILY DOUBLE X2 POINTS
Definition of Reserved Power(s)
Must provide definition and three examples
powers that belong to the state(s)
Examples: Education, Healthcare, Licenses, Creating local governments
This Supreme Court case centered on the Constitutional principles of executive privilege and rule of law
U.S. v. Nixon
Landmark Case dealing with equal protection clause of 14th amendment--decided the outcome of the 2000 Presidential Election
*Hint* One became President, the other was a Vice-President under Clinton and famously has been quoted as "I took the initiative in creating the internet"
Bush v. Gore
Bonus: Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?