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- 4. Rule – Blocks illegally obtained evidence.
- 9. v. Board – Ended school segregation.
- 10. – Protects speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
- 12. York – Began applying the Bill of Rights to states.
- 13. – Basic freedoms the government cannot take away.
- 17. Restraint – Government stopping speech before it happens.
- 18. v. Ferguson – Allowed segregation under “separate but equal.”
- 19. Amendment – Gave women the right to vote.
- 22. Action – Policies to increase opportunities for minorities.
- 23. Protection Clause – Requires equal treatment under the law.
- 24. Worth – Equal pay for jobs of equal value.
- 27. – Written false statements that harm someone.
- 28. Clause – Bans government‑endorsed religion.
- 31. Rights – Protections against discrimination.
- 32. Amendment – Banned poll taxes.
- 33. and Unusual Punishment – Harsh penalties banned by the 8th Amendment.
- 34. v. United States – Upheld Japanese internment during WWII.
- 38. – Offensive content not protected by free speech.
- 39. Rights Act of 1965 – Protected minority voting rights.
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- 1. Rights Amendment – Proposed guarantee of gender equality.
- 2. – First ten amendments protecting individual rights.
- 3. Harassment – Unwanted sexual behavior in workplaces or schools.
- 5. Speech – Actions that express ideas.
- 6. with Disabilities Act – Protects people with disabilities from discrimination.
- 7. Exercise Clause – Protects religious practice.
- 8. Amendment – Abolished slavery.
- 11. – The right to vote.
- 14. Doctrine – Applies federal rights to state laws.
- 15. Rights Act of 1964 – Banned discrimination in public life.
- 16. Bargaining – Defendant pleads guilty for a lighter sentence.
- 19. – Guarantees due process and equal protection.
- 20. Speech – Advertising with limited protection.
- 21. – Prevents unfair government actions.
- 25. Amendment – Protects voting rights regardless of race.
- 26. – Set number used in some affirmative action plans.
- 29. – Protects people from testifying against themselves.
- 30. Tax – Fee used to block certain voters.
- 35. to Privacy – Implied right to personal autonomy.
- 36. v. Sandford – Ruled enslaved people were not citizens.
- 37. v. Reed – Banned gender discrimination in law.