political parties
who is the speaker of the house
who is Nancy Pelosi
what is first amendment
Freedom of religion speech and press
Marbury v Madison
First US Supreme Court Decision Declaring an act of Congress Unconstitutional Establishing the Doctrine of Judicial Review
Freedom of Religon, Speech, and the Press.
1st amendment
liberty right. We have the right to express our opinions without interference from the government
Freedom of Speech
who is in charge of running the senate
who is Kamila Harris
second amendment
Right to bear arms
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gave Congress the Power to Establish a National Bank.
Can a state deny unemployment benefits to a worker fired for using illegal drugs for religious purposes? Decision:
Oregon Employment Division v. Smith
Gives the government official increased powers to eavesdrop on phone calls and search pp records
Patriot Act
who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg & Clarence Thomas
Current members of the US Supreme Cour
6th amendment
Rights of a person accused of crimes
Plessy v. Ferguson
It Upheld the Constitutionality of Racial Segregation Laws for Public Facilities as Long as the Segregated Facilities were Equal in Quality
Wisconsin Compulsory School Attendance Law violated the Free Exercise Clause of the 1st Amendment
Wisconsin v. Yoder
As moral agents we also have a moral obligation to respond to hate speech
Boss's Conclusion
john marshall
American Politician and the fourth Chief Justice of the United States
13th amendment
slavery outlawed
Scopes Trial
High School Teacher John Thomas Scopes was charged with Violating Tennessee's Law against Teaching Evolution instead of the Divine Creation of Man.
1971 Supreme Court decision established that aid to church-related schools must (1) have a secular purpose, (2) have a primary effect that neither advances nor inhibits religion, and (3) not foster excessive government entanglement with religion
Lemon v. Kurtzman
- government cannot control what is printed in newspapers and books, broadcast on TV or radio or offered online
Freedom of press
Sandra Day O'Conner
First Women to Serve on Us SUpreme Court
10th amendment
Undelegated powers kept by the states and the people
Brown v. Board of Education
Declared state Laws Establishing Separate Public Schools for Black and White Students to be Unconstitutional
The gov't may not compel or punish religious beliefs and people are free to think and believe anything they want.
Freedom of exercise clause
people aren't always arrested for what they say, but their conduct when doing so
- interrupts normal civilian life
FoS Cases