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10 Cards in this Set
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Three tests are described for deciding whether the government is improperly involved with religion.
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Lemon v. Kurtzman
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Students may not lead prayers before the start of a football game at a public school.
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Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe
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To libel a public figure, there must be "actual malice."
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New York Times v. Sullivan
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Persons charged with a crime have a right to an attorney even if they cannot afford one.
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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Court describes ruling that police must give to arrested persons.
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Miranda v. Arizona
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Found a "right to privacy" in the Constitution that would ban any state law against selling contraceptives.
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Griswold v. Connecticut
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State laws against abortion were unconstitutional.
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Roe v. Wade
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Congress had no authority to ban slavery in a territory. A slave was considered a piece of property.
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Dred Scott v. Sanford
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Upheld separate-but-equal facilities for white and black people on railroad cars.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Said that separate public schools are inherently unequal, thus starting racial desegregation.
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
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