Amendments
Was cited in the Miranda Case saying you have the right to remain silent.
What is the 5th amendment?
This case reversed the principle of "separate but equal."
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
A female is denied a promotion based solely on her gender. Is this a Civil Liberties issue or Civil Rights Issue?
What is Civil Rights?
Major law passed in 1964 to outlaw discrimination?
Civil Rights Act?
Case that applied the 2nd Amendment to the states
What is McDonald V Chicago?
Using the 14th Amendment to apply the Bill of Rights to the states on a case by case basis.
What is selective incorporation?
This case allowed for Student Free Speech when it is symbolic and political in nature.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
The two clauses of the the Freedom of Religion clause.
What are the establishment and exercise clauses?
Supreme Court case that was overturned in Brown V the Board of Education.
Plessy V Ferguson
This ability of the government to censor information from the public.
What is prior restraint?
Cited in the Gideon v Wainwright case that the states must provide an attorney.
What is the 6th amendment?
This is the case that legalized abortion.
What is Roe v. Wade?
Requiring the government to follow a set of fair procedures before taking away a person's life or freedom?
Procedural Due Process?
action designed to overcome the effects of discrimination against minorities and women.
What is affirmative action?
This case ruled against the governments efforts to prevent the Pentagon Papers from being published.
What is NYT v U.S?
States that the Equal Protection Clause and Due Process clause apply to the states as well as the Federal government.
What is the 14th amendment?
This case said the the state could not compel Amish children to attend school past 8th grade,
What is Wisconsin v Yoder?
This says that evidence obtained through an illegal search can not be used in court.
What is the Exclusionary Rule?
Using non - violent actions to promote social change by not complying with a law.
What is civil disobedience?
The case that protected student free speech if it was political in nature and non-disruptive to the school day.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
Gives the rights to the people, even if they are not specifically listed by the Constitution?
What is the 9th amendment?
Using previous court decisions to guide cases with similar issues.
What is precedent?
The legal standard for issuing a search warrant.
What is reasonable cause?
A document ML King Jr. explaining the protest against racial segregation and discrimination
What was the Letter from a Birmingham jail?
This case ruled that states could not require prayer in school.
What is Engel v. Vitale?