Decisions
Court ruled the death penalty was being applied unfairly and inconsistently
Furman v Georgia
The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a government action
Judicial Review
Case where police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them
Miranda v Arizona
Court case that began incorporation
Gitlow v New York
An order by the Court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for review
Writ of certiorari
States must provide an attorney to defendants who cannot afford one
Gideon v Wainwright
Detailed written statements
Brief
Can evidence obtained through an illegal search be used in court
Mapp v Ohio
What right was protected in Barnette v West Virginia
Freedom of expression
Who wrote the Court's opinion in Marbury v Madison
Chief Justice John Marshall
The right to privacy includes a women's decision to have an abortion
Roe v Wade
The opinion of the court is called
Majority opinion
Can states limit free speech
Gitlow v New York
In Tinker vs Des Moines, students have protected speech if it was not ____________
disruptive
The case that established Judicial Review
Marbury v Madison
Schools cannot force students to salute the flag
West Virginia v Barnette
Dissenting opinion
Do students have free speech rights at school
Tinker v Des Moines
Texas v Johnson is an example of ____________ speech
Symbolic
A lower court asking the Court to certify the answer to a specific question
Certificate
Illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in state courts
Mapp v Ohio
An opinion written in agreement with a case decision but for different reasons for reaching that conclusion
Concurring opinio n
Is burning the American flag protected free speech
Texas v Johnson
Under Texas v Johnson speech that is _______________ is protected under the Constitution
controversial
Which of these cases has been overturned in the last year
Roe v Wade