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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
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