Cards in this guide (21)
Did the decision in Brown v. Board of Education involve the Equal Protection Clause
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954)
Yes. The Supreme Court decision was based on the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court indicated that the decision could also be supported by the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause, but declined to elaborate because the Equal Protection Clause was sufficient to render segregation in the public schools unconstitutional.
What US Supreme Court standard requires a law to be related to a legitimate government interest
How did Sylvia Mendez help expand civil rights
as a child, she testified in a court case that helped end school
segregation
What can landmark cases produce that help courts decide how to interpret certain laws
Standards and tests for APEX
Which of these actions would be protected by the First Amendment
a newspaper publishes an article criticizing the president
citizens protest in a public space outside the governor's
mansion
Which of these actions may be prohibited by a court despite the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press
Publishing information that may be damaging to national security
Which situation would be considered an example of the freedom of association
a group forms on a college campus to support a particular political candidate
followers of a little-known religion from a group and hold weekly meetings
Which Bill of Rights protection has not been incorporated into the Fourteenth Amendment so that it applies to the states
protection against excessive bail was the right answer to mine
Which scenario best illustrates a violation of procedural due process
a driver receives a traffic ticket but is not told that he can
appeal it in court
a drug dealer with several prior convictions is sent to prison
without a trial
Which instance of political expression would be considered speech plus
a demonstrator chanting anticorporate slogans outside a
company's headquarters
Which statement aligns with the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education
separate treatment based on race is inherently unequal
What group did the Reconstruction Amendments aim to assist
Which part of the Fourteenth Amendment declares that states cannot pass laws infringing on citizens' rights
the equal protection clause
What did the Supreme Court establish with its ruling that public schools in Washington D.C. could not be segregated
the idea that the equal protection clause applied to the federal
government as well as to the states
Which action is a form of grassroots activism that supported or opposed same-sex marriage
court clerks refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex
couples
raising money by staging a reading of the play 8, which supports
same-sex marriage.
Why did Filipino American and Hispanic American grape pickers work together to organize a strike for better pay and working conditions
working together prevented farmers from using the two groups of
workers against each other
How did the original Age Discrimination in Employment Act expand the rights of older workers
it prevented employers from forcing workers under the age of 70
to retire
In Katz v. US the Supreme Court ruled that tapping a public phone without a warrant violated the
implied right to privacy. APEX
What do the events in this timeline suggest about how the Supreme Court has interpreted equal protection
The Court has moved in the direction of fewer limitations on free speech.- Apex
How has the nature of presidential power changed since the ratification of the us constitution
Guys its Presidential power has become less restricted over time.
Which statement represents the conclusion of psychologists who testified in the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education
racial segregation affects children's self-image
