Vocab
The supreme law of the United States
What is the Constitution?
What is “separate but equal”?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, and press
What is the First Amendment?
This branch of government interprets the Constitution
What is the judicial branch?
A change or addition to the Constitution
What is an amendment?
This case overturned segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the Fourth Amendment?
This branch of government makes laws
What is the legislative branch?
This clause requires the government to treat people equally
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
This case expanded equal protection to Mexican Americans
What is Hernandez v. Texas?
This amendment guarantees the right to a fair trial
What is the Sixth Amendment?
This branch of government enforces laws
What is the executive branch?
This term means a law violates the Constitution
What is unconstitutional?
This case protected the Amish right to stop schooling after 8th grade
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?
This amendment protects against cruel and unusual punishment
What is the Eighth Amendment?
This is the highest court in the United States
What is the Supreme Court?
This doctrine allowed segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson
What is “separate but equal”?
This case established judicial review (power to strike down unconstitutional laws)
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The Bill of Rights includes the first how many amendments?
What is 10?
This power allows courts to declare laws unconstitutional
What is judicial review?