Civil Rights and Liberties

Cases

100

This Supreme Court cases protects symbolic speech in schools so long as it is non disruptive to the school day

Tinker vs Des Moines

200

In this case, segregation in public schools was declared unconstitutional in a unanimous decision

Brown v Board of Education

300

Speech that presents or creates a clear and present danger is not protected because of ___ v___

Schenck v US

400

SCOTUS selectively incorporated the 6th amendment right to an attorney in this case

Gideon v Wainwright

500

SCOTUS selectively incorporated the 2nd amendment in this case

McDonald v Chicago

Vocabulary

100

this means written defamation 

libel

200

the censorship of a publication by the gov't before it gets published

prior restraint

300

speech through action (like flag burning) is called..

symbolic speech

400

This part of the first amendment protects your individual religious practice

free exercise clause

500

the government has go through these certain steps before taking life, liberty or property

procedural due process

Amendments

100

this amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment

8th

200

this amendment protects your freedom of religion, assembly, petition, press and speech

1st

300

this amendment protects against unlawful searches and seizure of your property

4th

400

this amendment protects against double jeopardy and self incrimination

5th

500

this amendment granted all newly freed slaves the constitutional protection to vote

15th

Civil Rights

100

This document promoted non violent protest to cause a scene to force governments to make changes

MLK Letter from a Birmingham Jail 

200

This piece of legislation was written to codify the brown decision by declaring segregation in public facilities illegal 

Civil Rights Act 1964

300

This legislation protects girls in sports opportunities in educational settings

Title IX

400

These were used by southern states to resist the integration of newly freed slaves into society 

Jim Crow Laws (I'll also accept literacy tests or poll taxes) 

500

This piece of legislation banned the use of poll taxes and literacy tests in federal elections resulting in an increase in voter turnout amongst non-whites

Voting Rights Act 1965

Civil Liberties

100

This protection in the first amendment allows the publication of materials that may criticize the government

Freedom of the Press

200

If you're arrested, you have to be read these prior to interrogation

Miranda Rights 

300

What part of the 14th amendment does the SCOTUS use to selectively incorporate the BOR to the states?

Due Process Clause 

400

This part of the 1st amendment says that the government cannot mandate religious activities 

Establishment Clause

500

Mapp v Ohio establishes this which says that evidence obtained illegally cannot be used against you in court

exclusionary rule