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Review Guide for Exam III (Final)

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Preemption   show
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show The process by which different protections in the Bill of Rights were incorporated into the 14th Amendment, thus guaranteeing citizens protection from state as well as national governments.  
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show Judicial philosophy that posits that the Court should go beyond the words of the Constitution or a statute to consider the broader societal implications of its decisions.  
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Slander   show
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show A WRITTEN statement made in "reckless disregard of the truth" that is considered damaging to the victim because it in "malicious, scandalous, and defamatory".  
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show Speech accompanied w/ sit-ins, picketing, or demonstrations.Protection of this form of speech under the 1st Amendment is conditional & restrictions imposed by state or local authorities r acceptable if properly balanced by considerations of public order.  
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show Work as a whole must lack: Literary, Artistic, Political, and Scientific Value.  
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Roth Principle   show
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show Rehabilitation, Deterrence, Incapacitation, Retribution  
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show The police tried to control thousands of nonviolent protesters, including kids, with police dogs; Eugene "Bull" Connor, was Birmingham's Commissioner of Public Safety in 1961 when the Freedom Riders came to town.  
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"Strange fruit"   show
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Voting Rights Act 1965   show
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show Slavery and Involuntary servitude prohibited.  
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14th Amendment   show
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show Right to vote--- Race, color, servitude.  
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19th Amendment   show
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26th Amendment   show
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show (1960's) Organized by the Congress of Radical Equality (CORE), rode through the South seeking integration of the bus, rail, and airport terminals.  
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Sit-ins   show
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Jim Crow Laws   show
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American Indian Movement   show
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show (1890) ended the last of the Indian Wars in America.  
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Relocation Camps   show
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Exclusionary Rule   show
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Stonewall Inn   show
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Greenwich Village   show
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show The convention was first public gathering in the U.S. to address the rights of women. 240 women in attendance.  
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show -For keeping women from voting -For owning property -From having equal access to education and employment  
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Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy   show
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Defense of Marriage Act   show
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show Becomes the country's earliest know gay right organization. Founded by Henry Gerber and founded in 1924.  
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Dissenting Opinions   show
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show Agree with the majority decision but on different grounds write concurring opinions.  
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show (Rule of Four) Based on the vote of four justices.  
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Writ of Certicrari   show
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show A preliminary examination of a witness or a juror by a judge or counsel.  
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show The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791; they ensure certain rights and liberties to the people.  
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Standards for Obscenity   show
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show Prohibits barbaric forms of punishment. Forbid punishment that is grossly disproportionate to the crime.  
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Vinson Court   show
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show (1969-1986) Confronted issues of whether death penalty as imposed constituted cruel and unusual punishment. Gregg v. Georgia (struck down capital punishment laws), Fruman v. Georgia (cruel and unusual punishment).  
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Warren Court   show
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show Overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, Gideon v. Wainwright, and Miranda v. Arizona.  
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show Movement to end employment discrimination in the defense industry & a national civil disobedience campaign to ban segregation in the armed forces.Led by A. Philip Randolph, the nonviolent protest & mass action effort inspired the civil rights movement  
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show (Neal Katyal) Decides which Federal cases to appeal from the lower courts and represents the U.S. government in such cases before the Supreme Court.  
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Senator William Borah   show
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show Known as the "Great White Chief", Vardaman advocated racism against African Americans. Supporters called themselves "rednecks". Vardaman supported lynchimg as a method to ensure white supremecy  
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Harry Hay   show
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Henry Gerber   show
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Cesar Chavez   show
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Denis Banks   show
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Eugene “Bull” Connor   show
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Billie Holiday   show
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James Meredith   show
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show Supported segregation. Well know for his attempt to stop two African Americans from entering the University of Alabama. "and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"  
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show Student murdered for his homosexuality. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was passed in his name to deal with hate crimes in 2009.  
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Lemon v. Kurtzman   show
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Engel v. Vitale   show
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Falwell v. Hustler Magazine   show
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show United States Supreme Court decided that evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against "unreasonable searches and seizures," may not be used in state law criminal prosecutions in state or federal courts. Exclusionary Rule  
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Brandenburg v. Ohio   show
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show Held passing out leaflets encouraging resistance to the draft (during World War 1), could be punished. His "speech" presented a clear and present danger  
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show a landmark United States Supreme Court decision that recognized the freedom of the press by roundly rejecting prior restraints on publication, a principle that was applied to free speech generally in subsequent jurisprudence.  
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show Supreme Court supported arrest for use of "fighting words"  
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Cohen v. California   show
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Jenkins v. Georgia   show
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show Established the LAPS test for obscenity. lacking value  
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show Set standard of "Actual Malice". To be slanderous, one must know it is false and have a disregard for the truth  
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District of Columbia v. Heller   show
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show Congress could ban material, "utterly without redeeming social importance," as obscene. Later changed in Miller v. California  
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Miranda v. Arizona   show
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show Supported governments rights to ban nudity. Moral upkeep of America and whatnot. Pointed to a long history of rules against indecent exposure  
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show a United States Supreme Court case holding that criminal suspects have a right to counsel during police interrogations under the Sixth Amendment.  
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Gideon v. Wainwright   show
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show This case presents a serious question concerning the meaning and application of that provision of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution which declares that no person shall be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.  
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Coy v. Iowa   show
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Furman v. Georgia   show
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Roe v. Wade   show
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show Affirmed courts approval of the use of the death sentence for deterral and punishment  
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Plessy v. Ferguson   show
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show struck down segregation. The very nature of being separate make it unequal  
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Roper v. Simmons   show
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show 15 year old Willie Francis survives first shock in electric chair. Tries to appeal under double jeopardy. Court does not block retry, and he dies a year after first attempt  
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Bowers v. Hardwick   show
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Griswold v. Connecticut   show
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Baltimore City Department of Social Services v Bouknight   show
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