The legal system

Август 10, 2022

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2. The Legal System US Supreme Court—Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Constitutional Amendments Acts passed by Congress Legal
3. Landmark US Supreme Court Cases Brown v. Board of Education 1954 decision separate-but-equal doctrine reversed
4. 1963 Alabama Governor George Wallace vowed “segregation forever” and stood in a school house door to
5. President Kennedy orders National Guard to remove governor and allow black students to enroll
6. 1963 That evening Kennedy gave a televised speech, making a plea for civil rights in America.
7. Landmark US Supreme Court Cases— interracial marriage--Loving v Virginia 1967 Richard Loving “They sentenced us to
8. Landmark US Supreme Court Cases The Pentagon Papers 1971 decision The Washington Post and the New
9. Landmark US Supreme Court Cases Roe v Wade 1973 decision Legalized abortion June 2022—In a 6
10. Landmark US Supreme Court Cases The Death Penalty 1972 The Supreme Court ruled that the death
11. Landmark US Supreme Court Cases— US Supreme Court decision on Marriage Equality June 2015
12. Constitutional Amendments Some are contained in the Bill of Rights (the first 10 Amendments to the
13. Constitutional Amendments Nineteenth Amendment—Women’s right to vote—The Anthony Amendment 1920
14. Susan B Anthony Jailed for voting 1872 At her trial she said, “I shall never pay
15. Act of Congress The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Passage of the Act ended the application
16. 1971 Voting age lowered to 18
17. How might it affect you personally if you lived in one or another state in the
18. Ballot Measures in States In elections, voters can decide state-by-state on various issues in ballot measures.
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The Legal System
US Supreme Court—Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
Constitutional Amendments
Acts passed by

Congress
Legal Decisions and votes which affect US society

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Landmark US Supreme Court Cases
Brown v. Board of Education
1954 decision
separate-but-equal doctrine

reversed

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1963 Alabama Governor George Wallace vowed “segregation forever” and stood in

a school house door to keep blacks from enrolling at the University of Alabama.

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President Kennedy orders National Guard to remove governor and allow black

students to enroll

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1963
That evening Kennedy gave a televised speech, making a plea for

civil rights in America.

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Landmark US Supreme Court Cases— interracial marriage--Loving v Virginia 1967
Richard Loving “They

sentenced us to one year in the state penitentiary. Then they suspended for 25 years and said that we had to leave the state.”

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Landmark US Supreme Court Cases
The Pentagon Papers
1971 decision
The Washington Post and

the New York Times published details of the American role in the Vietnam War.
After appeals by the government, the Supreme Court ruled that the newspapers had the right to publish the information.
(First Amendment—Freedom of the Press)

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Landmark US Supreme Court Cases
Roe v Wade
1973 decision
Legalized abortion
June 2022—In a

6 to 3 ruling
the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to abortion after almost 50 years in a decision that will transform American life, reshape the nation’s politics and lead to all but total bans on the procedure in about half of the states.

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Landmark US Supreme Court Cases
The Death Penalty 1972
The Supreme Court ruled

that the death penalty was “cruel and unusual punishment” (against the 8th Amendment)

The Death Penalty 1976
The Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty was not unconstitutional if it was applied fairly.

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Landmark US Supreme Court Cases— US Supreme Court decision on Marriage Equality

June 2015

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Constitutional Amendments
Some are contained in the Bill of Rights
(the first 10

Amendments to the Constitution).
Some have been added by Congress over the years.

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Constitutional Amendments
Nineteenth Amendment—Women’s right to vote—The Anthony Amendment 1920

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Susan B Anthony Jailed for voting 1872
At her trial she said, “I

shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty,” and vowed to “educate all women to do precisely as I have done, rebel against your man-made, unjust unconstitutional forms of law ,which tax, fine, imprison and hang women while denying them the right of representation in the government.”

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Act of Congress The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Passage of the

Act ended the application of
"Jim Crow" laws.

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1971 Voting age lowered to 18

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How might it affect you personally if you lived in one

or another state in the US?

And now, since June 2022, we must add that if you live in a state that restricts abortions, this may affect you personally.

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Ballot Measures in States
In elections, voters can decide state-by-state on various

issues in ballot measures.

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The legal system

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The Legal SystemUS Supreme Court—Landmark Supreme Court DecisionsConstitutional AmendmentsActs passed by

Landmark US Supreme Court CasesBrown v. Board of Education1954 decisionseparate-but-equal doctrine

1963 Alabama Governor George Wallace vowed “segregation forever” and stood in

President Kennedy orders National Guard to remove governor and allow black

1963That evening Kennedy gave a televised speech, making a plea for

Landmark US Supreme Court Cases— interracial marriage--Loving v Virginia 1967Richard Loving “They

Landmark US Supreme Court CasesThe Pentagon Papers1971 decisionThe Washington Post and

Landmark US Supreme Court CasesRoe v Wade1973 decisionLegalized abortionJune 2022—In a

Landmark US Supreme Court CasesThe Death Penalty 1972The Supreme Court ruled