Civil Liberties/Rights Flashcards
Right to be treated fairly and equally under the law
Civil rights
Include the freedom of speech, religion, guarantees fair trial, etc
Civil liberties
Advertising statements which increasingly have been given First Amendment protection
Commercial speech
The public uttering of a false statement that harms the reputation of another
Slander
A written defamation of a persons character
Libel
Racial segregation that occurs because of patterns of racial residence and similar social conditions
De facto segregation
Racial segregation that occurs because of laws or administrative decisions by public agencies
De jure segregation
Who wrote the feminine mystic
Betty Friedan
Reynolds v. US
Bans polygamy
Oregon v. Smith
No illegal drugs in religion
Lemon v. Kurtsmen
No federal aid to religious schools
Engel v. Vitale
No school prayer
Achieve v. U.S.
Can’t use words that could potentially out people in danger
Roth v. US
Obscenity is not protected under the constitution
Texas v. Johnson
Flag burning is legal
The 14th amendment overturns
Scott v. Sanford
Barron v. Baltimore
Bill of rights does not apply to states
Mapp v. Ohio
Un reasonable search and seizure; ruled the exclusionary rule applied to states
Evidence obtained without probable cause or a warrant can’t be used in court
Exclusionary rule
Gideon v. Wainwright
Right to an attorney, if you can’t afford one, one will be provided for you
Miranda v. Arizona
Police must inform suspects of their rights
Griswold v. Connecticut
Ruled that birth control laws violated marital privacy
Roe v. Wade
Abortion is protected by the right to privacy
