In the Bill of Rights
Amendment that deals with "cruel and unusual punishment."
What is the 8th Amendment?
Court case that ended segregation in public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Major act that expanded suffrage during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
Fair treatment through the traditional justice system.
What is due process?
The length of a professional soccer game.
What is 90 minutes?
The publication of the Pentagon Papers, which highlighted lies and atrocities that were committed in the Vietnam War, was ruled a protection of what?
What is Freedom of the Press (1st Amendment)?
Court case that banned state-sponsored prayer in public school.
What is Engel v. Vitale?
DAILY DOUBLE!! What do we call the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments together?
What are the Reconstruction Amendments?
Government restriction of material that would be published or broadcast.
What is prior restraint?
There are 8 states that start with the letter "M" --> Name 4 of them.
Maryland
Massachusetts
Missouri
Maine
Mississippi
Montana
Michigan
Minnesota
DAILY DOUBLE!! Name the TWO clauses regarding religion in the First Amendment.
What are the Establishment Clause & Free Exercise Clause?
Court case that determined that the Free Exercise Clause outweighed the state's interest in compelling school.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?
This policy attempts to "level the playing field" by giving special preferences to groups in areas such as education and employment, to avoid or make-up for discrimination.
The Supreme Court deciding which parts of the Bill of Rights that the states are required to follow.
What is selective incorporation?
Number of colors in the rainbow.
What is 7?
Which amendment protects from unreasonable search and seizure?
What is the 4th Amendment?
Court case that incorporated the 2nd Amendment to the states.
What is McDonald v. Chicago?
Primary interest group concerned with protecting civil rights and civil liberties.
What is the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)?
Guaranteed equal protection and opportunity to women in education.
What is Title IX?
How many bones does a shark have?
What is none?
In which amendment would you find Eminent Domain?
What is the 5th Amendment?
Court case that protected students' freedom of speech in public schools.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
What are:
1. Finding evidence
2. Negotiation
3. Self-Purification
4. Direct Action
Another term for the liberties guaranteed by the 5th Amendment.
What are Miranda Rights?
Which team has the longest winning streak in NBA history?
Who are the LA Lakers?