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| Brown v. Board of Education |
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| Case that extended the 14th Amendment's guarantee of equal protection |
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| Case that allowed the government to restrict the rights of individuals during a time of national crisis |
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| Case that ruled that flag burning was considered constitutional |
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| Case that stated suspects must be informed of their rights when arrested |
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| Case that upheld the 6th amendment right to have a lawyer |
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| University of CA Regents v. Bakke |
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| Case that ruled race could be used as one factor, but not the only one, in college admittance |
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| Case that established the "separate but equal" ruling that was later overturned |
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| Full Faith and Credit Clause |
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| Clause that says state laws and court decisions must generally be honored by other states |
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| Part of the Constitution that gives people the right to hold any religious beliefs |
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| Part of the Constitution that declares a person can become an American citizen either by birth or naturalization |
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| The role the President is playing when he administers the armed forces of the nation |
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| The 10 amendments in the Bill of Rights were originally intended as restrictions against this |
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| The branch of government that includes the President, Vice President & Cabinet officers |
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| Statements printed in a newspaper that maliciously injure someone's good name may be cause for a lawsuit under the laws against this |
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| Right that was intended to prevent the accused from being unjustly arrested and imprisoned without cause |
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| Amendment that protects citizens against "unreasonable" searches of their homes & forbids seizure of their property |
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| Amendment that is controversial because it deals with gun ownership |
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| The 19th Amendment ratified in 1920 extended the right to vote to this group |
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| Prohibition of alcoholic beverages |
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| Part of the Constitution that was formally amended |
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| A constitutional challenge to the death penalty would be based on this amendment |
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