warren court cases

Credibility Gap

A term used when there is a discrepancy between a politician’s public pronouncements and the actual or perceived reality.

TET Offensive

A major coordinated communist/North Vietnamese offensive throughout South Vietnam in February 1968 that convinced Americans we were not winning the war.

Brown v. Board of Education

A landmark Supreme Court case that ruled that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

Mapp v. Ohio

A Supreme Court case that ruled that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment cannot be used in state law prosecutions.

Gideon v. Wainwright

A Supreme Court case that established the right to counsel for defendants in criminal cases.

Miranda v. Arizona

A Supreme Court case that established the requirement to inform criminal suspects of their rights before interrogation.

Engel v. Vitale

A Supreme Court case that ruled it unconstitutional for the government to compose official school prayers and encourage recitation in public schools.

Hernandez v. Texas

A Supreme Court case that ruled Mexican Americans have the right to a jury that includes members of their race.

Tinker v. Des Moines

A Supreme Court case that ruled students do not lose their First Amendment rights to freedom of speech at school.