Landmark Court Cases

Suspects cannot be questioned (interrogated) until they are informed of their rights (right to remain silent, right to an attorney, etc.)

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Miranda v Arizona

• Washington D.C v. Heller

• Mapp v. Ohio

A person accused of a crime no matter how poor has the right to an attorney during trial. Enforces the 6^th Amendment.

• Tinker v Des Moines

• Gideon v Wainwright

• Miranda v Arizona

• United States v Nixon

What case decided that evidence obtained in violation to the 4th Amendment may not be used against defendants in criminal court?

• Mapp v. Ohio
• Escobedo v. Illinois
• Miranda v. Arizona
• Gideon v. Wainwright

According to the Court's decision in ______________, school administrators only need reasonable suspicion to search student and most of their possessions

• Katz. US

• T.L.O v. New Jersey

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Riley v. CA

This Landmark Court Decision incorporated the 1st Amendment's Free Speech Clause to all levels of American government using the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Gitlow v. New York

• Texas v. Johnson

• Schenck v. the United States

This case established a test that any legislation that is related to funding private, religious schools with public tax money.

• Engel v. Vitale

• Everson v. Board of Education

• City of Boerne v. Flores

• Lemon v. Kurtzman

This case determined that school-led prayer violated the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment

• Lemon v. Kurtzman

• Gitlow v. New York

• Engel v. Vitale

• Washington DC. v. Heller

Freedom of Speech addressed.  Court establishes the "clear and present danger" doctrine with this case.

• Engel v. Vitale
• Gideon v. Wainwright
• Schenck v. United States
• Texas v. Johnson

This case determined that the 2nd Amendment ensures an individual's right to keep and bear arms

• Washington DC v. Heller

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Furman v. Georgia

• Escobedo v. Illinois

What was the Supreme Court's response to siding with the students and parents in Tinker vs. Des Moines?

• The first amendment is irrelevant to this case.

• Parents and students have a stronger say in decisions than schools.

• Students have unlimited rights in expression.

• Students and teachers don't shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression.