The Warren Court – Flashcards
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The First Amendment protects freedom of
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speech
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Which action led to the Warren Court case about students' right to free speech in public schools?
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a protest against the Vietnam War
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Which statement best describes the Griswold v. Connecticut case?
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It was related to privacy because it concerned medical guidance for patients.
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In which case did the Warren Court rule on whether public schools could require prayer?
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Engel v. Vitale
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The Supreme Court would be called an activist court if it
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applied an article of the Constitution to a new area of law.
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Some people consider Griswold v. Connecticut to be an example of judicial activism because it
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established a right to privacy, which the Constitution does not explicitly name.
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The Warren Court ruled that a state law forbidding the sale of birth control was
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unconstitutional because it violated the right to privacy.
