Part 3 Flashcards
The Supreme Court declared public school prayer an unconstitutional establishment of religion.
Enqel v. Vitale 1962
The Supreme Court “incorporated” the established clause in this case.
Ever son v. Board of education
Lemon test (most common)
Law must has secular purpose
Law must not advance or inhibit religion
Law must not entangle government excessively with religion
Lemon v. Kurtzman 1971
The Supreme Court outlawed polygamy in this case
U.s. V. Reynolds
The Supreme Court incorporated the free exercise clause in this case
Cantwell v. Connecticut
When the government prosecutes on an individual, it must give him/her a set of procedures (process) that is fair and civil
Due process
We associate the due process revolution with the _____ _____.
Warren court
The 4th amendment was incorporate and the exclusionary rule was how ex-tended to state and local govs. The exclusionary rule states that prosecutors cannot introduce evidence that is ____ ____.
Mapp v. Ohio 1961
Illegally obtained
The Supreme Court established “good faith” exceptions.
U.s. V. Leon
Police now have to read people their rights
Miranda v. Arizona
The right to council was established in the 1963 case of gideen v. Wainwright
6th amendment
By a 5-4 margin Georgie’s death penalty is upheld.
Mccleskey v. Kemp
The Supreme Court ruled that Virginia cannot execute a mentally restarted defendant
Virginia v. Atkins
The Supreme Court ruled that Missouri cannot execute a 17 year old juvenile murderer
Roper v. Simmons
The Supreme Court ruled that Louisiana cannot execute a child rapist
Kennedy v. Louisiana 2008
Many early Africans from 1619-1660 came as
Indentured servants
The constitution was largely silent because ____ _____ were needed to ratify the constitution.
Southern states
The Supreme Court declared the Mississippi compromise unconstitutional.
Dread Scott v. Sanford 1857
Prohibited slavery
13th amendment
Civil war amendments
This is segregation that is required or mandated by law
Dejure
This is segregation that results from non-legal factors such as economic inequalities, racial attitudes, or the settlement patterns of people.
De facto
Purpose of Jim Crow laws was to establish wholesale segregation of the south “dejure”
Era of Jim Crow
By an 8-1 margin, the u.s. Supreme ct. Uphold” ___ ___ ____” doctrine which mandated segregated rail cars.
Plessy v. Ferguson 1896
Seperate but equal
