UNIT TWO ASSIGNMENTS

ASSIGNMENT #10: Chapter 18/19 Key Terms

Chapter 18, Section 3 Key Terms:

1) judicial review –

2) Marbury v. Madison (1803) –

3) John Marshall –

4) # of cases appealed to the Supreme Court v. # accepted for decision –

5) “rule of four” –

6) writ of certiorari –

7) oral arguments –

8) briefs –

9) solicitor general –

10) the conference –

11) majority opinion –

12) precedents –

13) concurring opinion –

14) dissenting opinion –

Chapter 19 Key Terms:

15) Bill of Rights –

16) civil liberties –

17) civil rights –

18) relativity of individual rights –

19) 14th Amendment's "Due Process" Clause –

20) process of incorporation –

21) 9th Amendment –

22) Establishment Clause –

23) Engel v.Vitale (1962) –

24) Wallace v. Jaffree (1985) –

25) Free Exercise Clause –

26) Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) –

27) West Virginia Bd. of Ed. v. Barnette (1943) –

28) 2 points to keep in mind as you examine 1st & 14th Amendment guarantees of freedom of expression –

29) libel –

30) slander –

31) seditious speech –

32) Schenck v. U.S. (1919) –

33) “clear and present danger” rule –

34) Smith Act of 1940 –

35) Dennis v. United States (1951) –

36) symbolic speech –

37) Tinker v. Des Moines School District (1969) –

38) Texas v. Johnson (1989) –

39) Gregory v. Chicago (1969) –

ASSIGNMENT #11: Chapter 18/19 Section Review Questions

Chapter 18, Section 3 Questions:

p. 522, Q 2 –

p. 522, Q 4 –

Chapter 19 Questions:

p. 536, Q 2 –

p. 536, Q 6 –

p. 544, Q 1 –

p. 544, Q 4 –

p. 553, Q 4 –

p. 553, Q 6 –

p. 558, Q 4 –

p. 558, Q 5 –

ASSIGNMENT #12: Chapter 18/19 Extension Activity (mini-essay of 2 paragraphs)

Research the case known as Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith (1990). (P1) Briefly explain the facts of the case and the Supreme Court’s decision. Also, (P2) discuss whether or not you agree with the Supreme Court’s decision -- be sure to explain the reasons for your opinion.

ASSIGNMENT #13: Chapter 20/21 Key Terms

Chapter 20 Key Terms:

1) due process –

2) procedural due process –

3) substantive due process –

4) the right of privacy –

5) Roe v. Wade (1973) –

6) Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) –

7) probable cause –

8) exclusionary rule –

9) Mapp v. Ohio (1961) –

10) writ of habeus corpus –

11) bill of attainder –

12) ex post facto law –

13) double jeopardy –

14) bench trial –

15) Gideon v.Wainwright (1963) –

16) Miranda v. Arizona (1966) –

17) bail –

18) Furman v.Georgia (1972) –

19) Gregg v. Georgia (1976) –

Chapter 21, Sections 2 & 3 Key Terms:

20) Equal Protection Clause –

21) segregation –

22) Jim Crow laws –

23) separate-but-equal doctrine –

24) Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) –

25) Brown v. Bd. of Ed. of Topeka, Kansas (1954) –

26) de jure segregation –

27) de facto segregation –

28) Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Bd. of Ed. (1971) –

29) Civil Rights Act of 1964 –

30) affirmative action –

31) reverse discrimination –

32) Regents, U.C. v. Bakke (1979) –

33) Proposition 209 –

ASSIGNMENT #14: Chapter 20/21 Section Review Questions

Chapter 20 Questions:

p. 568, Q 2 –

p. 568, Q 4 –

p. 574, Q 3 –

p. 574, Q 5 –

p. 583, Q 1 –

p. 583, Q 7 –

p. 588, Q 2 –

p. 588, Q 5 –

Chapter 21, Sections 2 & 3 Questions:

p. 606, Q 4 –

p. 606, Q 5 –

p. 612, Q 1 –

p. 612, Q 4 –

ASSIGNMENT #15: Chapter 20/21 Extension Activity (mini-essay of 2 paragraphs)

In your opinion, (P1) should a university be allowed to consider race as a factor in their admissions process – explain why or why not? (P2) How about an employer when deciding whom to hire – again, explain why or why not?