Government cannot block peaceful protests but it can enforce restrictions to protect the rights and safety of others.
What is Limitations of Freedom of Assembly
100
Court case when the Supreme Court upheld a federal law prohibiting polygamy
What is Reynolds v. United States (1879)
100
A court case where the Supreme Court rules that it could not be required for Amish parents to send their children to school beyond the eighth grade because ot would violate long-held religious beliefs
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
100
African American Movement to gain equal rights
What is Civil Rights Movement
200
In the First Amendment, states that a person cannot be deprived of property without due process of law.
What is Property Rights
200
In the First Amendment, prohibits government from interfering with a person's right to practice a religion
What is Free Exercise Clause
200
Court case in which it was ruled that city ordinances banning animal sacrifice were unconstitutional since they targeted the practices of the Santeria religion.
What is Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah
200
Right of a minority group to be free from discrimination by the majority, equal treatment of minorities
What is Civil Rights
300
Generally accepted to mean that government must act in a fair manner according to established rules, includes both substantive due process and procedural due process
What is Due Process of Law
300
Court Case when the Supreme Court reaffirmed power of eminent domain; governments can seize property for whatever reason as long as they follow due process and provide just compensation
What is Kelo v. City of New London (2005)
300
Standard set by the Supreme Court to measure the constitutionality of state laws in regard to freedom of religion.
What is Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
300
Supreme Court ruled this unconstitutional for mentally retarded felons and for felons under 18.
What is Constitutionality and Death Penalty
400
Refers to the laws themselves that allow government to take action: Are they fair and constitutional, or is the state overstepping its power?
What is Substantive Due Process
400
Stated in the Fifth Amendment that private property cannot be taken for public use without just compensation
What is Just Compensation Clause
400
Court case when the Supreme Court ruled that those who cannot afford an attorney in criminal cases must have one provided by the state government.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
400
The Eight Amendment protects convicted persons from this
What is Cruel and Unusual Punishment
500
Refers to the procedures used in carrying out the laws that allow government to take action: Do the procedures being used constitute a fair and constitutional process?
What is Procedural Due Process
500
The power of the government to take private property away for public use (for example, to build a highway)
What is Eminent Domain
500
Guaranteed in criminal cases by Ariticle 3 of the Constitution and 6th Amendment and in civil cases by the Seventh Amendment
What is Right to Trial by Jury
500
Court case when the Supreme Court reversed criminal conviction of an African American since African Americans were excluded from jury, infringing on the defendants right to impartial trial by jury