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- 2. of Rights, The first ten amendments
- 4. Rights Act of 1965, Law designed to reduce barriers to voting for minorities
- 7. Amendment, Prohibits the government from denying a citizen the right to vote based on race or color.
- 8. Harassment, Unwelcome sexual advances or conduct that creates a hostile environment in work or school.
- 11. The act of implicating oneself in a crime
- 14. Rights, Policies designed to protect people against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government officials or individuals.
- 16. Exercise Clause, Protects a citizen's right to believe and practice whatever religion they choose.
- 17. Amendment, speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.
- 19. Process Clause, A constitutional guarantee that the government must act fairly and abide by established legal procedures.
- 21. Clause, Prohibits the government from creating an official state religion or unduly favoring one religion over another.
- 23. Worth, The principle that men and women should receive equal pay for jobs that require similar levels of skill and responsibility.
- 25. Doctrine, The legal concept through which the Supreme Court applies the Bill of Rights to state governments.
- 26. Protection Clause, The 14th Amendment provision requiring states to treat all citizens equally under the law.
- 27. Bargaining, An agreement where a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence
- 29. Rights Act of 1964, Landmark legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race/color/religion/sex/national origin.
- 31. v. Ferguson, The 1896 case that legalized "separate but equal" racial segregation.
- 32. and Unusual, Punishment Prohibited by the 8th Amendment
- 33. Amendment, Grants citizenship/ equal protection and due process
- 35. to Privacy, The judicially created doctrine that certain personal choices are protected from government interference.
- 37. v. Reed, The first Supreme Court case to rule that the Equal Protection Clause prohibited discrimination based on gender.
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- 1. Extremely offensive words or expressions that are not protected by the First Amendment.
- 3. Tax, A fee required to vote historically used to disenfranchise African American voters.
- 5. with Disabilities Act, Law requiring "reasonable accommodations" and prohibiting discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
- 6. The legal right to vote.
- 7. Amendment, abolished slavery
- 9. Rule, A legal rule prohibiting the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial.
- 10. Action, Policies designed to give special attention or compensatory treatment to members of previously disadvantaged groups.
- 12. Speech, Communication in the form of advertising which receives less First Amendment protection than political speech.
- 13. Amendment, Explicitly prohibited the use of poll taxes in federal elections.
- 15. v. New York, began the process of applying the Bill of Rights to the states via the 14th Amendment.
- 18. v. Sandford, A 1857 ruling that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in territories.
- 20. v. US, A 1944 case that upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II as a military necessity.
- 22. Speech, Nonverbal expression (such as flag burning or wearing armbands) that convey a political message.
- 24. v. Board, The 1954 decision that overturned Plessy ruling that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
- 26. Rights Amendment, A proposed (but unratified) amendment intended to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex.
- 28. Liberties, Individual protections against government interference
- 30. A numerical requirement for hiring or admitting a specific number of minority group members.
- 33. Amendment, Guaranteed women the right to vote.
- 34. A written defamation of a person's character or reputation.
- 36. Restraint, Government actions that prevent material from being published; essentially a form of censorship.