Chapter-Six Vocab
Chapter-Seven Vocab
Supreme Court Cases
Misc
Amendments
100
this is non-religious textbooks to parochial schools
What is secular
100
this is protecting people from being tried for the same crime twice
What is double jeopardy
100
this case ruled that separation but equal could never be equal
What is Brown v. Board of Education
100
this means that employers and other institutions must take positive steps to remedy the effects of past discrimination
What is Affirmative Action
100
this amendment gives all persons born or naturalized in the U.S.A that no state shall make or enforce laws which will abridge immunities of the citizens
What is Amendment Fourteen
200
this is the practise of having more then one spouse
What is polygamy
200
this covers the witnesses before congressional committees and grand juries as well as defendants in criminal cases
What is self-incrimination
200
this case happened in 1978 and ruled that a quota system was unconstitutional
What is University of California v. Bakke
200
this act happened in 1976, it made many government meetings open to the public
What is The Sunshine Act
200
this amendment gives state the power that is not set towards congress nor prohibited belongs to the states
What is Amendment Ten
300
this is limited freedom of religion
What is abridged
300
this is make it so any evidence found illegally can not be used in court
What is exclusionary rule
300
this case established the separate but equal Doctrine
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
300
this act in 1966 passed through congress requiring the federal agencies to provide citizens access public records
What is The freedom of Information Act
300
This amendment gives freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly
What is Amendment 1
400
this is the model on which to base later decisions or actions
What is precedent
400
this is an attorney in federal cases
What is counsel
400
this case held that the state did not need to provide a lawyer in cases not evolving the death penalty
What is Betty v. Brady
400
this allowed public high schools to receive federal funds to permit students to hold religious groups to hold meetings
What is The Equal Access Act
500
this is a requirement by the congress that doesn't prohibit the free exercise of religion
What is free exercise clause
500
this is racial segregation in public places according to the law
What is The Jim Crow Laws
500
this case dealt with due process involving Japanese Americans that the United States did not follow the due process
What is Korematsu v. United States
500
this act was written to control the collection and distribution of information
What is The Fair Credit Reporting Act
500
this amendment sets that no excessive bail shall be required nor excessive punishment.
What is Amendment 8