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WGU-Amer.Legal.Systm

WGU-American Legal System-Jen

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Establishment Clause part of the 1st amendment to the constitution that prohibits congress from establishing an official religion...separation of church and state
Free Exercise Clause in 1st amendment The portion of the 1st amendment that prohibits congress from impeding religious observance or impinging upon religious beliefs....nonreligious reason for law
limitations on free speech obsenity>>sexual..obsene...clear and present danger
Miranda vs Arizona 4th amendment....protects against unreasonable search and seizures an example case is Miranda vs. Arizona
Jim Crow popular term for system of legal segregation that existed in the american south until the middle of 20th century
Marbury v. Madison this was the first time supreme court declared something unconstitutional and estab. judicial review, landmark decision helped define checks and balances of gov't
Due Process principle that the gov't must respect all legal rights that are owed to a person according to the law of the land.
15th amendment probibits federal gov't from not following proper legal procedure, due process prevents the us gov't from for ex. from putting a politically unpopular individual in jail w/o a trial
Plessy v.s. Ferguson "separate but equal doctrine" Homer Plessy refused to leave the "White" car of LA railroad defendant-Judge Ferguson. Plessy's lawyers argued-sep.but eq. statute was violation of 13th amend. trappings of slavery & 14th amend. by denying equal protection.
Brown v.s. Board of Education Was meant to end public segregation in public schools.
Dred and Harriet Scott ruling by Supreme Court regarding black citizenship and territorial prohibitions against slavey
Roe vs Wade 2 part abortion movements
Gitlow vs New York the supreme court estab. that the fed. gov't can legally prevent state govt's from viloating the rights of citizens
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