Across
- 3. decision banning school-sponsored prayer as a violation of the Establishment Clause
- 4. First Amendment provision prohibiting government endorsement of religion
- 6. 2010 decision that applied the Second Amendment right to bear arms to the states
- 8. Protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures
- 9. 1833 case ruling that the Bill of Rights does not apply to state governments
- 11. Constitutional amendment containing the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses
- 17. Part of the 5th Amendment requiring fair payment when the government takes private property
- 19. Spoken defamation that harms a person’s reputation
- 20. First Amendment protection of individuals’ right to practice their religion freely
Down
- 1. Process by which the Supreme Court applies the Bill of Rights to the states through the 14th Amendment
- 2. Advocacy group promoting Second Amendment rights
- 5. Protects against self-incrimination and guarantees due process and just compensation
- 7. Legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights owed to a person
- 10. Organization that defends individual rights and civil liberties in court
- 12. 1931 case establishing that prior restraint on publication violates the First Amendment
- 13. York 1925 case that began the process of applying free speech protections to the states
- 14. 1972 case allowing Amish parents to refuse compulsory schooling for religious reasons
- 15. System dividing power between national and state governments
- 16. 2008 Supreme Court case affirming an individual’s right to possess firearms
- 18. Written defamation that damages someone’s reputation