facts and terms 01/06

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Across
  1. 6. Guaranteeing legal fairness before depriving life or liberty.
  2. 9. The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
  3. 11. 1925 case applying the Bill of Rights to the states.
  4. 12. Policy giving special attention to disadvantaged groups.
  5. 13. A set number of positions that must be filled by a specific group.
  6. 14. Communication in the form of advertising.
  7. 15. Evidence cannot be used if obtained unconstitutionally.
  8. 16. Court sentences prohibited by the 8th Amendment.
  9. 19. Prohibits the government from starting a state religion.
  10. 20. Guaranteed women the right to vote.
  11. 22. Lewd material lacking serious literary or scientific value.
  12. 25. Emphasizes that laws must protect all people equally.
  13. 26. 1896 ruling justifying separate but equal facilities.
  14. 27. Equal pay for work requiring similar skills.
  15. 30. Pleading guilty to a lesser crime for a lighter sentence.
  16. 31. 1971 case first upholding a claim of gender discrimination.
  17. 34. Small taxes used to exclude certain voters from the polls.
  18. 35. Legal constitutional protections against government actions.
  19. 36. Extended suffrage to African Americans.
  20. 38. Law designed to end barriers to African American suffrage.
  21. 39. Constitutional amendment that forbade slavery.
  22. 40. Government actions that prevent material from being published.
Down
  1. 1. 1944 ruling upholding internment of Japanese Americans.
  2. 2. Prohibits government interference with religious practice.
  3. 3. Being forced to be a witness against oneself.
  4. 4. The legal right to vote.
  5. 5. Concept of applying the Bill of Rights to the states.
  6. 7. Nonverbal communication protected by the 1st Amendment.
  7. 8. 1990 law requiring accommodations for people with disabilities.
  8. 10. Unwelcome sexual conduct creating a hostile environment.
  9. 17. 1954 ruling that school segregation was unconstitutional.
  10. 18. Declared poll taxes void in federal elections.
  11. 21. Law banning discrimination in public places and jobs.
  12. 23. Proposed amendment for gender equality that failed ratification.
  13. 24. The right to a private life free from government intrusion.
  14. 28. 1857 ruling that slaves were not citizens.
  15. 29. Policies designed to protect people against discrimination.
  16. 32. Guaranteeing equal protection and due process to all citizens.
  17. 33. Protecting freedom of religion, speech, press, and assembly.
  18. 37. Publication of false and malicious statements damaging reputation.