Amendment 4 (rights of the accused
Officers need a probable cause of a search warrant to search your home
Amendment 5 (rights of the accused)
(Miranda rights) you have the right to remain silent; no double jeopardy and have to follow due process
Amendment 6 (rights of the accused)
Right to a fair trial by jury, unless you say otherwise
Amendment 8 (rights of the accused)
No excessive bail and not punishment too harsh; right to pay bail
Amendment 13 (civil war amendments)
Outlawed slavery and banned forced labor, first civil war amendment
Amendment 14 (civil war amendments)
Changed the definition of an American citizen and made states give all citizens “equal protection of the law”
Amendment 15 (civil war amendments)
No state can deny a person the right to vote based on race
Amendment 17 (voting right amendments)
People can vote for their representatives directly and senate members will be chosen by state legislatures
Amendment 19 (voting right amendments)
Woman are allowed to vote
Amendment 23 (voting right amendments)
District of Columbia (D.C.) got the right to vote
Amendment 24 (voting right amendments)
Made poll tax illegal
Amendment 26 (voting right amendments)
People who are 18 and older can vote
Plessy v. Ferguson
Supreme Court ruled segregation was legal
Miranda v. Arizona
the Supreme Court ruled that detained criminal suspects, prior to police questioning, must be informed of their constitutional right to an attorney and against self-incrimination
District of Columbia v. Heller
The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia
Marbury v. Madison
This Supreme Court Case Brought about the first Judicial Review
Gideon v. Wainwright
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court established that the Fourteenth Amendment creates a right for criminal defendants who cannot pay for their own lawyers to have the state appoint attorneys on their behalf.
Brown v. Board of Education
Segregation was not legal (separation is not equal)
Tinker v. Does Moines
Supreme Court ruling- giving students’ rights of free speech in public schools
Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
The Supreme Court clarified some of the limits on First Amendment rights for public school students.