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1st Amendment-Establishment Clause
Supreme Court Ruled that schools can not begin day with a prayer. |
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| Can evidence obtained without a warrant be used in state court? |
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| "Do principal's and teacher's have to have ""probable cause"" in order to search students?" |
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| Is the state obligated to provide and attorney if you can't afford one? |
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| Can the police continue an interrogation if you claim your right of silence and ask for an attorney? |
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| Is public protest of the govÕts decision to go to war and draft soldiers protected under the first amendment? or Are laws prohibiting such protest constitutional? |
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| Do students retain their 1st amendment rights in school when engageing in political protest? |
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| "Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the state of the school day violate the ""establishment of religion"" clause of the First Amendment?" |
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| Is flag burning protected by the 1st amendment? |
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| Does freedom of Religion extend to the practice of polygamy for Mormons? |
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| Can the executive branch stop a newspaper from publinshing material that he deems threatening to national security? |
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| Are student led prayers before football games constitutional? |
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| Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier** |
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| Can a principal take articles out of a school sponsored newspaper? |
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| Is the execution of a minor under 18 yrs of age cruel and unusual punishment? |
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| Are laws that outlaw cross burning constitutional? |
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| Do the police need warrants to look into backyards from a plane in public airspace? |
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| Is a college admission system that gives a 20% advantage to minority candidates constitutional? |
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| Can schools begin the day with a moment of silence? |
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| Is the Civil Rights Act of 1875 Constitutional? |
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| Is a death penalty law that statistically punishes blacks more than whites contitutional? |
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| Is the death penalty unconstitutional? |
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| Can evidence obtained without a warrant be used in state court? |
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| No. This case established the Òexclusionary ruleÓ |
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| "Do principal's and teacher's have to have ""probable cause"" in order to search students?" |
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| "No. They need ""reasonable"" but not ""probable"" cause. " |
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| Is the state obligated to provide and attorney if you can't afford one? |
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| Yes. You can't have a fair trial w/o counsel. |
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| Can the police continue an interrogation if you claim your right of silence and ask for an attorney? |
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| No. They must allow you to have an attorney during questioning if you ask for one. |
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| Is public protest of the govÕts decision to go to war and draft soldiers protected under the first amendment? or Are laws prohibiting such protest constitutional? |
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| "Not if it creates a ""Clear and Present Danger."" Yes, the laws are constitutional." |
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| "Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the state of the school day violate the ""establishment of religion"" clause of the First Amendment?" |
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| yes. The school is a government agency and therefore cannot promote religion through prayer. |
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| Is a death penalty law that statistically punishes blacks more than whites a violation of the 8th amendment? |
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| "Yes. The supreme court decided that such a law was ""unusual"" and therefore unconstitutional. |
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| Is the death penalty a violation of the 8th amendment? |
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| NO. As long as it is applied equally to all convicted of capital crimes. |
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| Mapp v. Ohio
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| New Jersey v TLO
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| Miranda v. Arizona
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| Gideon v. Wainright
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| Escobedo v Illinois
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| Schenck v. US
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| 1st Amendment: Free Speech |
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| Tinker v. DesMoines
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| 1st Amendment: Free Speech |
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| Engel v. Vitale
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| 1st Amendment: Establishment Clause |
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| Texas v. Johnson
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| 1st Amendment: Free Speech |
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| Reynolds v. US
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| 1st Amendment: Free Exercise of Religion |
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| The New York Times v. US
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| 1st Amendment: Free Press |
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| Sante Fe v. Doe**
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| 1st Amendment: Establishment Clause |
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| Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier**
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| 1st Amendment: Free Press |
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| Roper v Simmons**
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| Virginia v Black**
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| 1st Amendment: Free Speech |
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| California v. Ciraolo**
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| Gratz v. Bollinger**
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| Wallace v Jaffree
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| 1st Amendment: Establishment Clause |
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| The Civil Rights Cases
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| Brown v Board of Education
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| Regents of California v Bakke
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| Roe v Wade
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| "4th, 9th, 14th amdendments" |
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| Furman v. Georgia
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| Proffitt v Florida
Which Part of the constition applies?
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| Is flag burning protected by the 1st amendment? |
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| "Yes, flag burning is allowed if it is done as symbolic expression." |
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| Does freedom of Religion extend to the practice of polygamy for Mormons? |
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| "No, the first amendment does not allow you to break laws that society has chosen to pass." |
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| Can a newspaper publish classified material that it thinks the public should know about? |
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| "Yes, freedom of the press extends to classified material if it does not threaten the public safety and security." |
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| Are student led prayers before football games constitutional? |
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| "No, violates establishment clause." |
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| Can a principal take articles out of a school sponsored newspaper? |
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| "Yes, school sponsored newspapers are part of school curriculum and under the principal's authority. " |
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| Is the execution of a minor under 18 yrs of age cruel and unusual punishment? |
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| "Yes, court ruled that the standards of decency have evolved and that the vast majority of the country does not approve of killing minors who commit capital crimes." |
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| Are laws that outlaw cross burning constitutional? |
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| "No, unless they add with the intent to threaten or intimidate" |
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| Do the police need warrants to look into backyards from a plane in public airspace? |
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| "No, court rule that evidence viewed from public air space fell under the ""in plain sight"" rules." |
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| Is a college admission system that gives a 20% advantage to minority candidates constitutional? |
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| "No, racial preferences cannot be the determining factor in admissions policy -20% is too high." |
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| Can schools begin the day with a moment of silence? |
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| "No, violated establishment clause." |
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| Is School Segregation Constitutional? |
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| "No, segregation violates the 14 th amendment" |
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| Are racial preferencesfor minority applicants to college constitutional? |
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| "Yes, unless the system used to recruit minority applicants amounts to a quota ( a fixed number)." |
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| Does the right to privacy give a woman the right to an abortion? |
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| "Yes, in the first three months (trimester) the state may not interfere." |
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| Is segregation on trains constituional? |
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| "Yes, as long as separate facilities are provided segregation does not violate the 14th amendment." |
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