Key Concepts from Lecture Notes on Legal Cases

These flashcards focus on significant legal terms and landmark cases discussed in the lecture, providing definitions to enhance understanding and retention.

Brown v. Board of Education

A landmark Supreme Court case that declared separate educational facilities for racial minorities and whites to be inherently unequal.

Executive Order 9066

The order issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II that authorized the internment of Japanese Americans.

Roe v. Wade

A landmark Supreme Court decision that established a woman's legal right to have an abortion.

Miranda v. Arizona

Supreme Court case that established the Miranda rights for individuals taken into custody.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

U.S. Constitution

The supreme law of the United States, outlining the framework of government and the rights of citizens.

Judicial Review

The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional.

Due Process

The legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person.

Equal Protection Clause

Section of the Fourteenth Amendment that requires states to provide equal protection under the law to all people.

Affirmative Action

Policies that seek to improve opportunities for historically excluded groups in society.