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Abbington School District V. Schempp
Bible court says show us why, teachers reading passage to
student, teachers say literature then said moral values then
said only thing to keep kids quiet, court said no
TERM 2
Lemon V. Kurtzman (1971)
DEFINITION 2
Lemon Test -religious -enhance or inhibit -excessive
entanglement
TERM 3
Lee V. Weisman (1992)
DEFINITION 3
Graduation invocation Court says no because government
officials can't tell religious official what to say
TERM 4
Van Orden V. Perry (2005)
DEFINITION 4
Ten Commandments, TX Courts voted ok
TERM 5
McCreary Co V. ACLU (2005)
DEFINITION 5
Ten Commandments, KY Court said no
Engel V. Vitale (1962)
School Prayer Organized school prayer even if voluntary is
against constitution
TERM 7
West Virginia Board of Education V. Barnette
DEFINITION 7
Flag salute and pledge -School districts began to say pledge -
Some parents/students said no -Students punished for beliefs
-In 1940 states won -1943 parents won using 1st amendment
TERM 8
Regents V. Bakke (1978)
DEFINITION 8
Quotas are no constitutional but race may be considered
TERM 9
Ardarand V. Pena
DEFINITION 9
"strict scrutiny"
TERM 10
Hudson V. Michigan (2006)
DEFINITION 10
No-knock entry If police violate warrant with no knock then
evidence can still be used
New York Times V. Sullivan (1996)
Organization bought add, made false accusations about
police commisioner, police sued times, court said no
TERM 17
Redistribution Techniques
DEFINITION 17
Fiscal: taxing and spending Monetary: credit(money) supply
TERM 18
Domestic Policy
DEFINITION 18
Domestic policy, also known as public policy, presents
decisions, laws, and programs made by the government
which are directly related to issues in the country.
Governmental purpose or goal backed by sanctions
TERM 19
Establishment Clause
DEFINITION 19
The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment refers to
the first of several pronouncements in the First Amendment
to the United States Constitution, stating that "Congress shall
make no law respecting an establishment of religion".
TERM 20
Plessy V. Ferguson (1896)
DEFINITION 20
"separate but equal"
Gaines V. Canada
Applied to white school, would not register him, offereed to
build a school or pay out of state tuition
TERM 22
United States V. Gonzalez-Lopez (2006)
DEFINITION 22
Right to counsel of choice
TERM 23
Brown V. Board of Education (1954)
DEFINITION 23
Segregation is inherently unequal
TERM 24
Sweatt V. Texas
DEFINITION 24
Texas created law school for this man, empty room with light,
no staff, books, or anything
TERM 25
Gideon V. Wainwright (1963)
DEFINITION 25
Right to counsel during trial, could not afford lawyer,
convicted and appealed case, overturned conviction
Rights of the Accused
5th amendment: due process 4th amendment: search and
seizure 6th amendment: right to counsel
TERM 32
14th
Amendment
DEFINITION 32
"no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the
equal protection of the laws"
TERM 33
Civil
Rights
DEFINITION 33
-Race -Gender -Ethnicity -Disability -Age -Sexual orientation
TERM 34
Civil
Rights
DEFINITION 34
Obligations of Government (amendments 5, 14)
TERM 35
Civil Liberties
DEFINITION 35
Limits Government (amendments 1-6)
Instruments
No longer unilateralist, not just security: diplomacy, money,
and military force -United Nations -Economic Aid -Collective
Security
TERM 37
!989-1991 Collapse of USSR
DEFINITION 37
end of cold war New perspective: global economics (NAFTA,
WTO)
TERM 38
Rise of Multi-polar World
DEFINITION 38
1970's: China, Japan, Europe, and India become economic
powers
TERM 39
Post WWII
DEFINITION 39
Engaged, multi-lateralist, Post WWII: US ok, USSR hurt but
functioning
TERM 40
Search and Seizure
DEFINITION 40
Consent, probable cause, warrant
Types of Civil Liberties
-Freedom of Religion -Speech -Right to bear arms -Rights of
the accused -Rights to privacy
TERM 47
Exclusionary Rule
DEFINITION 47
Evidence obtained in violation of 4th amendment not
admissible in court
TERM 48
Freedom of Speech
DEFINITION 48
Ist amendment
