unit 3 review Flashcards
(18 cards)
- Know that the Fourteenth Amendment has been interpreted by the___ to make most rights contained in the Bill of Rights applicable to the states.
SCOTUS
- Is affirmative action protected under equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution?
yes, because the 14th amendment deals with equal protection and the affirmative action is a policy that supports this amendment
How does affirmative action relate to workplace and educational disparities.
Promotes equal opportunities for historically unrepresented groups
- Which SCOTUS interpretation of the Constitution has made most of the individual protections of the Bill of Rights now apply to the states?
Due process clause
- What is the best definition of civil liberties?
Freedoms protected under the constitution
what is protected under the First Amendment.
Freedom of religion
freedom of speech
freedom of the press
freedom of assembly
right to petition the government
- What is the Establishment Clause as applied to the First Amendment.
prohibits the government from establishing as religion or favoring one over the others.
- What was the clear-and-present danger test designed to do?
determine when speech is protected by the first amendment
- what can newspapers publish under the protection of the First Amendment.
almost anything because of freedom of press + freedom of speech
- What does the Fourth Amendment protect against?
protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government (required warrants to search)
- what is selective incorporation in reference to the Second Amendment?
selective incorporation extends the individual right to bear arms in the states (have firearms )
- What is due process?
a requirement where the government must act fairly and follow established rules
- What does the Fifth Amendment protect against?
Self - incrimination, double jeopardy, and the due process
how have Constitutional provisions supported and motivated social rights movements.
It provide a legal framework to challenge discriminations practices; inspiring activists to fight or equality
- Brown v. Board (1954)
ruled that separating children in public school systems based on race is unconstitutional
- How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 affect the number of African Americans and other minority voters?
It affected the number because the law stopped unfair voting that kept African Americans and other minority voters from voting
- Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972)
the supreme court ruled that Wisconsin’s law requiring children to attend school past the 8th grade violated the Amish families right to free exercise of religion
- Engle v. Vitale (1962)
ruled that the establishment clause of the 1st amendment prohibits government - sponsored prayer in public schools
