Unit 3 Flashcards
(23 cards)
Civil Liberties
Protections from the government
Civil Rights
Protections by the government
Bill of Rights
First 10 Amendments that protect individual freedoms
Selective Incorporation
Process of applying the Bill of Rights to the states using the 14th Amendment
Due Process Clause
Part of 14th Amendment that ensures fair treatment by the law
Equal Protection Clause
Part of 14th Amendment requiring equal treatment
Establishment Clause
Government can’t promote religion
Free Exercise Clause
People can practice religion freely
Prior Restraint
Censorship before publication
Symbolic Speech
Using actions to express ideas
Exclusionary Rule
Illegally obtained evidence can’t be used in court
Right to Privacy
Implied right from the 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 9th Amendments
Affirmative Action
Efforts to increase diversity and equality
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
No school-led prayer in public schools
Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
Amish kids can skip school for religious reasons
Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)
Students can wear armbands in protest
Schenck v. United States (1919)
Speech creating “clear and present danger” can be limited
NYT Co. v. United States (1971)
Government can’t censor press unless national security is at risk
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
States must provide lawyers in criminal cases
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Right to privacy includes abortion access
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
2nd Amendment applies to states
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Segregation in schools is unconstitutional
Letter from a Birmingham Jail – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Argued for nonviolent protest
Justified civil disobedience against unjust laws
Connected to the Equal Protection Clause and moral responsibility to breakunjust laws.
