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Declaration of Independence
It states that, God made all men equal and gave them the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. -
3rd Amendment
The 3rd amendment prohibited unlawful forced housing of soldiers in private homes. -
1st Amendment
Gives people the freedom of religion, speech, the press, assembly, and petition. -
4th Amendment
The 4th amendment outlawed unreasonable search and arrest. -
2nd Amendment
The 2nd amendment gave people the right to bear arms. -
5th Amendment
The 5th amendment gives you the right to remain silent when being charged with a crime. -
7th Amendment
The 7th amendment gives rights to jury trial in civil cases -
6th Amendment
The 6th amendment establishes the right to fair and speedy trial. -
8th Amendment
Limited bails, fines, and punishments. -
10th Amendment
Said states or people keep rights not granted to government by Constitution. -
9th Amendment
Said government could not violate rights not mentioned in the Constitution. -
11th Amendment
U.S. courts cannot hear cases and make decisions against a state if it is sued by a citizen who lives in another state or a person who lives in another country. -
Marbury Vs. Madison
Supreme Court had the power to overturn an act of Congress for the first time. -
12th Amendment
Establishes the procedure to elect the President and Vice President. -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
The power to tax is the power to destroy. States did have power to tax the Federal Government. -
Gibbons Vs. Ogden
The principle that states cannot, by legislative enactment, interfere with power of Congress to regulate commerce. -
Dred Scott Vs. Sanford
Says that Dred Scott was not a free slave therefore not a citizen and he could not sue. -
emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
13th Amendment
Outlaws slavery in U.S. -
15th Amendment
Citizens have the right to vote regardless of race. -
14th Amendment
Defines U.S. citizenship and citizens'' rights. -
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
Ruled segregation As legal so long as facilities were equal, except they was not equal. -
16th Amendment
Congress has the right to collect income tax. -
17th Amendment
U.S. Senators are elected by popular vote. -
18th Amendment
Outlaws the manufacture and sale of alcohol -
19th Amendment
Give women the right to vote. -
21st Amendment
Repeals the 18th Amendment. -
20th Amendment
Sets the terms of the president, vice president, and Congress. -
US Vs. Darby
Upheld the Fair Labor Standards Act; Commerce Clause, allows Congress to regulate employment conditions. -
Korematsu Vs. The United States
Upheld involuntary interment of ethically Japanese American citizens. -
22nd Amendment
Sets the presidential term limit. -
Brown Vs. Board
Ruled segregation is illegal. -
23rd Amendment
People who live in Washington D.C. have the right to vote. -
24th Amendment
People cannot be charged a tax in order to vote. -
Miranda Vs. Arizona
Expanded rights of people accused of crimes. -
Loving Vs. Virginia
Struck down all state laws banning interracial marriage. -
25th Amendment
The vice president becomes president is the president cannot serve. -
Tinker Vs. Des Moines
Ruled that schools couldn't prevent students from protesting the Vietnam War. -
26th Amendment
18 year olds have the right to vote. -
Roe Vs. Wade
Gave people the right to have an abortion. -
27th Amendment
Sets parameters for congressional pay raises. -
D.C. Vs. Heller
Ruled the 2nd Amendment protects people right to bear arms for self- defense. -
Obergefell Vs. Hodges
Ruled states must grant and recognize same sex- marriage. -
New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen
The state of New York requires a person to show a special need for self-protection to receive an unrestricted license to carry a concealed firearm outside the home. Robert Nash and Brandon Koch challenged the law after New York rejected their concealed-carry applications based on failure to show “proper cause.” A district court dismissed their claims, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed. -
West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
The Trump administration repealed the 2015 Clean Power Plan, which established guidelines for states to limit carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, and issued in its place the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule, which eliminated or deferred the guidelines. -
Carson v. Makin
The State of Maine relies on local school administrative units (SAUs) to ensure that every school-age child in the state has access to a free education. Not every SAU operates its own public secondary school. -
Egbert v. Boule
Erik Egbert, a Customs and Border Patrol Agent, went to the Smugglers Inn, which sits at the U.S.-Canada border, and approached a car carrying a guest from Turkey. The inn’s owner, Robert Boule, asked Egbert to leave, and when Egbert refused to do so, Egbert pushed Boule to the ground. After Boule complained to Egbert’s supervisors, Egbert suggested to the IRS that it investigate Boule. -
Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta
Victor Manuel Castro-Huerta, a non-Native, was convicted in Oklahoma state court of child neglect, and he was sentenced to 35 years. The victim, his stepdaughter, is Native American, and the crime was committed within the Cherokee Reservation. -
Vega v. Tekoh
Terence Tekoh worked as a patient transporter in a hospital in Los Angeles. After a patient accused him of sexual assault, hospital staff reported the allegation to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Deputy Carlos Vega went to the hospital to ask Tekoh some questions and to take Tekoh’s statement. It is undisputed that Vega did not advise Tekoh of his Miranda rights prior to questioning him or taking his statement. -
Dobbs Vs. Mississippi
Banned abortions passed 15 weeks.
