Debates of the US Supreme Court and civil rights (Edexcel A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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First Amendment protections
First Amendment protections
Speech, press, assembly, petition
Texas v. Johnson (1989) ruling
Texas v. Johnson (1989) ruling
Flag burning = protected symbolic speech
Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
Citizens United v. FEC (2010)
Corps/unions can spend on campaigns = speech
Masterpiece Cakeshop (2018)
Masterpiece Cakeshop (2018)
Religious freedom upheld for baker refusing same-sex wedding cake
D.C. v. Heller (2008)
D.C. v. Heller (2008)
2nd Amendment = individual gun right for self-defense
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
McDonald v. Chicago (2010)
2nd Amendment applies to states via 14th Amendment
Brown v. Board (1954)
Brown v. Board (1954)
School segregation violates Equal Protection Clause
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Right to abortion under 14th Amendment privacy
Dobbs v. Jackson (2022)
Dobbs v. Jackson (2022)
Overturned Roe; no constitutional right to abortion
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
Same-sex marriage legal under 14th Amendment
Bostock v. Clayton (2020)
Bostock v. Clayton (2020)
Title VII bans discrimination on sexual orientation/gender
Roper v. Simmons (2005)
Roper v. Simmons (2005)
Can't execute those under 18 (8th Amendment)
Shelby County v. Holder (2013)
Shelby County v. Holder (2013)
Struck down Voting Rights Act preclearance formula
Eighth Amendment
Eighth Amendment
Prohibits cruel and unusual punishment
Second Amendment
Second Amendment
Right to keep and bear arms