College Government Civil Rights

Civil Liberties

protections from the government

Civil Rights

protections from discrimination

Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

School vouchers are constitutional

Engel v. Vitale

prayer in school violated the establishment clause

Free Exercise Clause

prohibits government from interfering with the practice of religion

The Establishment Clause

government restricts religion

top religions

Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, atheists

Greg v. Georgia

The death penalty isn't cruel or unusual punishment depending on the crime

8th Amendment

No cruel or unusual punishment

Exclusionary Rule

If you find evidence without a warrant it cannot be used

Miller v. California

Community standards determine obscenity

Libel

printed false statements that damage ones reputation

Slander

spoken false statements that damage ones reputation

Should celebrities be held to a different standard?

yes

Falwell V. Flynt

printed a comic with false statements. It didn't ruin reputation so the comic won.

Texas v. Johnson

burned American flag for symbolic speech

Right to assemble

you can protest, just has to be peaceful and legal

Right to bear arms

no military weapons but can have a handheld

unreasonable searches and seizures

have to have a warrant or a reason

Mapp V. Ohio

Evidence illegally gathered by the police may not be used in a criminal trial

Patriot Act

allows wiretapping, surveillance, listen to calls.

Miranda V. Arizona

set guidelines for police questioning

6th amendment

Right to a fair, speedy trial

Gideon v. Wainwright

Right to an attorney

equal opportunity

use their abilities and skills in order to succeed

equal results

Everyone should have the same rewards such as earn the same salary or have the same amount of property

Dred V. Sandford

slaves have no rights

The civil war

was fought between 2 southern states and national government

13th Amendment

abolished slavery

Jim Crow Laws

made separate facilities legal

Plessy v. Ferguson

separate but equal facilities were constitutional

Brown v. Board of Education

School segregation is unconstitutional

Affirmative Action

A policy designed to give special attention to or compensatory treatment for members of some previously disadvantaged group.

poll tax

a small tax levied on the right to vote

White Primary

only whites were allowed to voter in the party primaries

Korematsu V. U.S

Upheld as constitutional the interment of Americans with japanese descent during WWII

The Seneca Falls Declaration

a declaration written at the first women's rights convention

19th Amendement

Women's right to vote

sexual harassment

Prohibited by title VII of civil rights act

Women in military

14% of the active duty armed forces

15th Amendment

gave African American men the right to vote

the civil rights act

banned gender discrimination in employment

the pregnancy discrimination act

specifically outlaws discrimination on the basis of pregnancy

Americans with Disabilities Act

prohibits discrimination against the disabled

wage discrimination

unequal pay for equal work

Obergefell v. Hodges

same-sex marriage

Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory

can't fire a worker with a disability without solid evidence

1st Amendment

Freedom of speech, religion, and press

2nd Amendment

Right to bear arms

3rd Amendment

Don't have to house soldiers (during peace time)

4th Amendment

No unreasonable searches and seizures

5th Amendment

Right to remain silent

6th Amendment

Right to a fair, speedy trial

Case that showed the 8th amendment

Greg V. Georgia

10th Amendment

States can make their own laws

Case that showed 4th amendment

Mapp V. Ohio

Case that showed 5th amendment

Miranda V. Arizona

What clauses follow the 1st amendment

free-exercise and establishment

Main targets of discrimination

LQBTQ, women, senior citizens, disabled citizens, minors

What happens to senior citizens a lot?

fired from company because of close minded, slow, pays less money