Amendments
This amendment protects the right to bear arms.
what is the 2nd amendment?
This landmark case ended racial segregation in public schools
What is Brown v Board of Education?
This clause protects your right to practice religion freely.
what is the free exercise clause?
This amendment protects people from “unreasonable searches and seizures” by the government.
what is the 4th amendment?
This is the name for the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
what is The bill of rights
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the first amendment
This case banned school-led prayer, citing the Establishment Clause.
What is Engel v Vitale?
This clause in the 14th Amendment prevents states from denying equal legal protection.
what is the equal protections clause?
This principle ensures the government must follow fair procedures before depriving someone of life, liberty, or property.
what is due process?
This principle is used to justify race-conscious or gender-conscious policies intended to address historical inequalities and promote equal opportunities.
what is affirmative action?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the 4th amendment
This case overturned Roe v. Wade and returned abortion policy to the states.
What is Dobbs v Jackson?
The clause that bans the government from establishing a national religion.
What is the establishment clause?
The “clear and present danger” test was established in this WWI-era case.
what is shenck v united states
This case allowed unlimited independent political expenditures by corporations and unions.
What is Citizens United vs Federal Election Commission?
This amendment protects against self-incrimination and double jeopardy.
What is thr 5th amendment?
The 2nd Amendment was applied to the states in this case. (selective incorporation)
Mcdonald v Chicago
This case established the principle of judicial review.
What is Marbury v Madison?
This case limited Congress’s ability to regulate guns in school zones, ruling that the law did not relate to interstate commerce and raised concerns about federal overreach into public safety.
what is united states v lopez?
This case upheld Congress’s power to create a national bank, reinforcing the Supremacy Clause.
What is Mcculloch v Maryland?
This amendment guarantees the right to a fair, speedy, and public trial with legal counsel.
What is the 6th amendment?
This case protected students’ right to symbolic speech in schools.
What is tinker v des moines?
This type of right is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but is protected by the courts.
what are unenumerated rights?
This term refers to censorship by the government before something is published.
what is prior restraint?
This movement worked for gender equality and supported Title IX and reproductive rights.
What is the women's right movement?