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War

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Liberal: anti-war
Conservative: pro-military

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Abortion

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L: pro-choice
C: pro-life

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Capital punishment

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L: anti-death penalty
C: pro-death penalty

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Gun control

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L: support
C: oppose

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Censorship

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L: oppose
C: support

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Gay rights

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L: support
C: oppose

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Affirmative action

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L: support
C: oppose

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Entitlements

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L: support
C: oppose

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Sex Education

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L: safe sex
C: abstinence only

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School Prayer

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L: oppose
C: support

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Evolution

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L: darwinism
C: intelligent design

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Incorporation

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All of your rights are applied nationally, has to be tried in court to be applied to states

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Hawks

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Pro-military; aggressive foreign policy

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Doves

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Pro-negotiation; peace; anti- war

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“Guns or Butter”

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The opportunity cost; you can’t have enough money for both military and domestic goods

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Habeas Corpus

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Can’t arrest and detain without a charge; means to have a body in latin.

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Precedent

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A previous case that sets a legal standard for all other cases to come

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Capital punishment

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The death penalty

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Corporal Punishment

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Punishment of the body; torture

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Censorship

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Government control of media

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The press

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Paper; internet media

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Sodomy

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Gay sex

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Entitlements

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Government benefits all are entitled to

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Prior restraint

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Censorship of media

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Exclusionary rule
Law prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial
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Plea bargain
Plead a certain way in order to lessen the charges
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Potter stewart's definition of obscenity
"I know it when I see it"
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Civil rights act
Outlawed discrimination of race, gender, religion, or national origin.
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Title IX
Act that got rid of discrimination in school, sports, etc...
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Welfare
Means-based program; unemployment and child pay
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Affirmative action
Programs to repair past minority discrimination
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LBJ's great society (1965)
Goal for elimination of poverty and racial injustice
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Reagan revolution (1980)
Anti-welfare programs
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Pleased v. Ferguson
Established separate but equal; issue of segregation; 10th
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Brown v. Board of Education
Ruled out segregation and discrimination in schools; overturned Plessey; 14th
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Schenk v. US
Arrested for starting a riot; determined speech to be limited if it presents a clear and present danger
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Roe v. Wade
Right to privacy; abortion pro-choice; 4th
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Griswold v. CT
Dealt with birth control pills, CT banned birth control pills; violated right to privacy; 4th
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Heller v. DC
Challenged DC restricted gun laws
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Lawrence v. Texas
Gay rights case; right to privacy; 4th
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Bowers v. Hardwick
Ruled moral issues states rights; upheld 10th; arrested for violation of sodomy law
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Loving v. VA
State bans on interracial marriage determined unconstitutional
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Miller v. CA
Determined obscenity defined by community standards
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Miranda v. AZ
Miranda rights; 5th
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Tinker v. Des Moines
Symbolic speech; 1st; black arm bands
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Near v. MN
Recognized freedom of press by rejecting prior restraint on publication; 1st
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Barron v. Baltimore
Defined concept federalism; bill of rights could not be applied to state government
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Engle v. Vitale
Banned school wide prayer in public schools
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Lemon v. Kurtzman
Ruled that you can't combine the interest of religious people with others
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Abington v. Schemp
Banned forced bible reading in school
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Smith v. Employment Div of Ore
Held that state could deny unemployment benefits to a person fired for violating a state prohibition of a drug
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Dennis v. US
Said dennis did not have the right under 1st amendment to free speech and assembly if involved plot to overthrow government
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Collins v. Smith
Ruled swastika is a symbolic form of speech; entitled to 1st amendment protection
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Mcdonald v. Chicago
Court upheld that 2nd amendment applies to states by due process clause of 14th amendment and incorporated
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Mapp v. Ohio
Evidence illegally seized; 14th
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Jacobson v. US
Arrested illegally; 4th; was receiving child porn through the mail
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Gideon v. Wainwright
Ruled states are required under 6th, requires that indigent criminals be provided counsel at trial
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Furman v. GA
Banned death penalty, ruled it was disproportionally applied to minorities
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McClusky v. Kemp
Upheld constitutionally of death penalty against charges that minority defendants receive the death penalty more than whites
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Kennedy v. LA
Ruled child rape not severe enough for execution
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Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Challenged "undue burden"; upheld Roe v. Wade
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Hernandez v. Texas
Extended protection against discrimination to hispanics
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First amendment
Freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly
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Establishment clause
Prohibits establishing a national religion
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Free exercise clause
Guarantee free exercise of religion
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Second amendment
Right to bear arms
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Fourth amendment
No illegal search and seizure
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Fifth amendment
Miranda rights; right to remain silent
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Sixth amendment
Right to trial
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Eighth amendment
No cruel or unusual punishment
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Ninth amendment
There are other rights out there
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Tenth amendment
States' rights
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13th, 14th, and 15th
Abolished slavery, equal protection under law, extends right to vote for african americans
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Equal justice clause of 14th amendment
Prohibits states from denying any person within its jurisdiction equal protection of the law

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