Unit 5 - Part 2 Flashcards
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McDonald v. Chicago
Supreme Court found that the right of an individual to “keep and bear arms,” as protected under the Second Amendment, is incorporated by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment against the states
Supreme Court found that the right of an individual to “keep and bear arms,” as protected under the Second Amendment, is incorporated by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment against the states
McDonald v. Chicago
Miller v. California
court redefined its definition of obscenity from that of “utterly without socially redeeming value” to that which lacks “serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value”
court redefined its definition of obscenity from that of “utterly without socially redeeming value” to that which lacks “serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value”
Miller v. California
Miranda v. Arizona
The Fifth Amendment requires that law enforcement officials advise suspects of their right to remain silent and to obtain an attorney during interrogations while in police custody.
The Fifth Amendment requires that law enforcement officials advise suspects of their right to remain silent and to obtain an attorney during interrogations while in police custody.
Miranda v. Arizona
Miranda Warnings
warnings that must be read to suspects prior to questioning. Suspects must be advised that they have the rights of silence and counsel.
warnings that must be read to suspects prior to questioning. Suspects must be advised that they have the rights of silence and counsel.
Miranda Warnings
New York Times v. United States
Supreme Court made it possible for The New York Times and The Washington Post newspapers to publish the then-classified Pentagon Papers without risk of government censorship or punishment.
Supreme Court made it possible for The New York Times and The Washington Post newspapers to publish the then-classified Pentagon Papers without risk of government censorship or punishment.
New York Times v. United States
19th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.
19th Amendment
Obergefell v. Hodges
Supreme Court ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Supreme Court ruled that the fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Obergefell v. Hodges
Obscene Speech
Language and images so offensive to the average citizen that governments have banned them
Language and images so offensive to the average citizen that governments have banned them
Obscene Speech
Plessy v. Fergusson
Created the “separate but equal” doctrine
Created the “separate but equal” doctrine
Plessy v. Fergusson
Poll Tax
Southern method of excluding blacks from exercising suffrage by requiring payment of a tax prior to voting
Southern method of excluding blacks from exercising suffrage by requiring payment of a tax prior to voting
Poll Tax
Procedural Due Process
Guarantees that the accused are treated fairly and according to the law.
Guarantees that the accused are treated fairly and according to the law.
Procedural Due Process
Prior Restraint
When a court stops expression before it is made, e.g., prohibiting a demonstration by a radical group because the assembly is likely to become violent. Presumed to be unconstitutional.
When a court stops expression before it is made, e.g., prohibiting a demonstration by a radical group because the assembly is likely to become violent. Presumed to be unconstitutional.
Prior Restraint
