Amendment & Supreme Court case- Social Studies quiz

protects from unreasonable searches and seizures

guarantees that an individual cannot be compelled by the government to provide incriminating information about themself

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed

where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Allowing voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators.

States that you cannot deny any citizen the right to vote based on their sex

People in District of Colombia may vote for President and vice president

Intimidating people from voting (Poll taxes and literacy tests) is not allowed

Guaranteed the right to vote for 18 years and older

Supreme Court ruled segregation legal

the Supreme Court ruled that detained criminal suspects, prior to police questioning, must be informed of their constitutional right to an attorney and against self-incrimination

The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia

This Supreme Court Case Brought about the first Judicial Review

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court established that the Fourteenth Amendment creates a right for criminal defendants who cannot pay for their own lawyers to have the state appoint attorneys on their behalf.

Segregation was not legal (separation is not equal)

Supreme Court ruling- giving students' rights to free speech in public schools.

The Supreme Court clarified some of the limits on First Amendment rights for public school students.