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Unit 3 AP Gov
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| civil liberties case | Tinker v Des Moines Engel v Vitale New York Times Co v US Gideon v Wainwright Yoder v Wisconsin Mcdonald v Chicago Schenck v US |
| Selective incorperation cases | gideon v wainwright macdonald v chicago |
| civil rights cases | brown v board |
| civil liberty | guarenteed in bill of rights |
| civil right | fought for, equal protection |
| due process | fair trial, equal protection under law |
| due process amendments | 5, 14 |
| 5th amendment | federal gov |
| 14th amendemnt | states |
| prior restraint | pre censorship |
| exclusionary rule | gov can't use evidence gathered in violation of constition |
| letter from a birmingham jail | aimed at white sourhter clergy, need to fight for civil rights now |
| tinker v demoinse | defined First Amendment rights of students in U.S. public schools |
| Engel v Vitale | Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools, due to violation of the First Amendment |
| New York Times Co v US | defended the First Amendment right of free press against prior restraint by the government |
| Gideon v Wainwright | requires U.S. states to provide attorneys to criminal defendants who are unable to afford their own |
| Yoder v Wisconsin | The parents' fundamental right to freedom of religion was determined to outweigh the state's interest in educating their children |
| McDonald v Chicago | found that the right of an individual to "keep and bear arms", as protected under the Second Amendment, is incorporated by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and is thereby enforceable against the states. |
| Schenck v US | enforcement of the Espionage Act of 1917 during World War I, fire in a crowded building |
| brown v board | ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality |