Unit 3

Question 1

Tinker v Des Moines

Answer 1

schools can prohibit a student’s free speech

Question 2

Schenck v U.S.

Answer 2

upheld espionage act of 1917; defendant did not have the right of free speech when there was “clear and present danger”

Question 3

District of Columbia v Heller

Answer 3

second amendment guarantees right to bear arms for self-defense, regardless of military status

Question 4

Engel v Vitale

Answer 4

schools are not allowed to sponsor religious activities, as this violates the Establishment clause

Question 5

Wisconsin v Yoder

Answer 5

schools are not allowed to force Amish students to attend school past 8th grade, as this violates the free exercise clause

Question 6

Gideon v Wainwright

Answer 6

guarantees right to a lawyer, even if you cannot afford one

Question 7

Roe v Wade

Answer 7

protects a woman’s right to an abortion

Question 8

1st amendment

Answer 8

protects right of free speech

First clause: establishment clause
Second clause: free exercise clause

Question 9

2nd amendment

Answer 9

right to bear arms

Question 10

3rd amendment

Answer 10

soldiers cannot be quartered in one’s house

Question 11

4th amendment

Answer 11

protects against unreasonable search and seizure without a warrant

Question 12

5th amendment

Answer 12

protects the right to:

• jury trial
• protection against double-jeopardy
• protection against self-incrimination
• fair trial
• protection against seizure of property without compensation

Question 13

6th amendment

Answer 13

protects rights of criminal defendants:

• public trial without delay
• having a lawyer
• impartial jury
• knowing who accused you
• knowing the nature of your charges

Question 14

8th amendment

Answer 14

protects against cruel and unusual punishment

Question 15

14th amendment

Answer 15

guarantees citizenship to all people born in america

Question 16

establishment clause

Answer 16

first clause of 1st amendment

government cannot support/promote national religion

Question 17

free exercise clause

Answer 17

second clause of 1st amendment

federal government cannot interfere with your religious beliefs

Question 18

due process clause

Answer 18

fourteenth amendment clause

protects unalienable rights

Question 19

double-jeopardy clause

Answer 19

clause of 14th amendment

protects against being prosecuted for the same crime twice

Question 20

Patriotic act

Answer 20

broad searching authority after 9/11

Question 21

USA freedom act

Answer 21

government needs a warrant to access metadata

Question 22

civil rights act

Answer 22

prohibits discrimination based on race, color, sex, or ethnicity

Question 23

amendments act

Answer 23

prohibits gender discrimination in schools and in financial aid

Question 24

voting rights act

Answer 24

prohibits discriminatory voting restrictions

Question 25

prior restraint

Answer 25

censorship on a certain form of expression by the government

Question 26

Bill of rights

Answer 26

federal document consolidating our human rights

Question 27

new york times v U.S.

Answer 27

protected freedom of speech of press, against prior restraint

Question 28

Mcdonald v chicago

Answer 28

protected one’s right to keep a gun in one’s house for self-defense

Question 29

brown v board of ed.

Answer 29

declared that segregation violates the equal protection clause

Question 30

affirmative action

Answer 30

policy of supporting oppressed groups