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10 Cards in this Set
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Brown v. Board of Education |
1954 Segregation of races in public schools violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment |
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Plessy v. Ferguson |
1896 Segregation alone did not violate the constitution "Separate but Equal" |
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15th Amendment |
1870 The right of citizens to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude |
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14th Amendment |
1868 All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States |
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13th Amendment |
1865 States that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the US |
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Exclusionary Rule |
A judicial law prohibiting the admission at trial of illegally obtained evidence |
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Furman v. Georgia |
Supreme court ruled that the death penalty, as then applied, was unconstitutional and violated the 8th and 14th amendments |
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Mapp v. Ohio |
4th amendment Extended the Exclusionary Rule to the states |
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Miranda v. Arizona |
5th amendment Accused must be informed of their rights prior to interrogation |
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Gideon v. Wainwright |
6th amendment Extended the right to counsel to anyone facing the prospect of incarceration (Previously, only people facing capital punishment had the right to counsel) |
