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10 Cards in this Set
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Thirteenth Amendment
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Officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
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Fourteenth Amendment
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Citizenship Clause - Blacks can be citizens - overruled Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Due Process - (procedural rights) govt cannot take life liberty or property without taking steps Eqal Protection Clause - Equal protection under law (basis for brown vs board) |
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Fifteenth Amendment
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Prohibits govt from denying a citizen the right to vote on the basis of race color or previous servitude (1870)
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Upheld constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in private business under the doctrine of separate but equal.
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Regents of the Universit of California v. Bakke
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Allan Bakke white male applied to UC Davis med school - rejected twice in 73 and 74 because the school had a racial quota. Ruled its okay for schools to take race into account but cannot be the deciding factor.
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University of Michigan - Affirmative action cases
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Grutter v. Bollinger SC upheld law schools affirmative action policy
Gratz v. Bollinger SC upheld undergrad affirm action policy African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans given auto 20-points while a perfect SAT score was worth only 12 points. |
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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State courts are required to provide counsel in criminal cases under the 6th amendment
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Miranda Rights
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Right to remain silent, anything you say or do can and will be used against you in a court of law, right to an attorney or state provided attorney.
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Exclusionary rule
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Evidence that is gathered in violation of the defendants constitutional rights is sometimes inadmissible for a criminal prosecution.
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Ex Post Facto Law
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Commonly known as amnesty law - changes legal consequences or status that existed prior to the enactment of the law. (removal of death penalty - life in prison instead)
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