Government Terms
Protections against government
Civil Liberties
Established birthright citizenship
14th amendment
Right to free expression
Freedom of Speech
Individual right to own weapons
2nd amendment
If you do not have a warrant, you need this prior to conducting a search of someone's property
Probable Cause
Protections provided by government
Civil Rights
Dean of Howard law school who mentored Thurgood Marshall
Charles Houston
Allows public access to information, and prevents government censorship
Freedom of Press
"_______ ______" can prohibit carrying of weapons
Sensitive Places (Schools Churches, Hospitals, etc)
You can not be forced to testify against yourself in a court room or police interrogations
Self Incrimination
Rights that are NOT explicitly listed in the constitution
Unenumerated Rights
Used to strike down segregation
Brown vs. Board of Education
Separation of Church and State
Freedom of Religion
Has been acknowledged in many Supreme Court cases BUT….the phrase is NOT found in any specific Amendment
Right to Privacy
The 4th amendment has evolved over time to not only include physical searches, but this as well
Electronic searches
Compensation for private property seized for public purposes
Eminent Domain
The majority ruled that segregation laws were constitutional as long as they were "Separate but Equal"
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government
4th amendment
Right is connected to service in a militia, supports more gun regulation
Collective Rights
The right to an attorney, jury, and "____ _____."
Public Trial
Fair and equal treatment under the law
Due Process
This group works to remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes
NAACP
Right to bring views to the attention of public officials
Freedom of Assembly
A military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency
Militia
Executing someone who doesn't have the mental capacity to understand the crime or punishment is considered
Cruel and Unusual Punishment