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social contract theory

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give up some rights for protection of others 

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obscenity 

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something inappropriate (not protected by first amendment)

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Grand jury

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decides if there’s enough evidence to indict

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indictment

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Grand jury decides (formal accusation of a crime)

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Bill of attainder

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A legislative act that inflicts punishment without a court trial 

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The voting act of 1965 

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made the 15th amendment work (took away poll taxes, literacy tests)

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Civil rights act of 1964

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made segregation illegal 

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affirmative action

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requires employers to take positive steps to remedy the effects of past discrimination 

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equal protection clause 

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States must follow the Bill of Rights 

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Emmett till 

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A murdered black teen who’s perpetrators were not found guilty (sparked civil rights movement)

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Malcom X
Martin Luther King Jr

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Fought for African-American rights during civil rights movement 

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Jim crow laws

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racist laws that kept blacks from voting 

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Rosa Parks

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refused to give up her seat, which sparked civil rights movement, and made her the face of the Montgomery bus boycott 

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Little rock nine

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9 black students who integrated Little Rock Central high school.
Eisenhower sent federal troops to protect them 

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what role did the concept of federalism play prior to and during the civil rights movement? 

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Southern states said they had rights to Jim Crow laws because of the 10th amendment but the 14th amendment shut it down 

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3 reasons students have less freedoms in school 

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disruption of learning environment, school, safety, in loco parentis 

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Miranda v Arizona

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regarding the 5th amendment: you don’t have to self incriminate & miranda rights

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Gideon v Wainwright 

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regarding the 6th amendment: have right to a lawyer 

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Mapp v Ohio 

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regarding the 4th amendment: made exclusionary rule 

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Plessy v Ferguson

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Upheld segregation & established “separate but equal”

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Brown v Board of Education 

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only ended segregation in schools (ruled on the equal protection clause)

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what can the government restrict on freedom of assembly?

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Time, place and manner

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If someone is not born in the US, how can they still be a natural born citizen?

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they must have one US citizen parent 

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