1. Protections Theme: Rights
Unit 2 Day 5
Protections
Theme: Rights

2. Amendments Amendment 3: No quartering of troops.
Amendment 4: No illegal search & seizures.
Amendment 8: Excessive bail, fines, cruel & unusual punishment prohibited.
Amendment 9: Reserved rights to the ppl. Example: Privacy.
Amendment 14: Privileges &Immunities of Citizenship,Due Process of law & Equal Protection under the law.
Amendment 24: Poll taxes are prohibited.

3. Explain the purpose of each US Amendment in your own words.
List a significant incident related to each Amendment (1 example is listed below) 3 4 8 9
Abortion was found constitutional 14 24

4. Key Supreme Court Cases
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US (1964)
Furman v. Georgia (1972)
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
On the next slide you will use this website to answer questions:

5. Do you agree w/ the verdict of the Supreme Court? Why or why not?
Case
Decision/ Winner
Keys to case
Precedent
Do you agree w/ the verdict of the Supreme Court? Why or why not?
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
7-1
Ferguson
Facilities for all
Separate but = 14th Amend.
Separate but = is
CONSTITUTIONAL
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
9-0
Brown
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Mapp v. Ohio (1961)
6-3
Mapp
4th Amend
Bombing Fugitive
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Evidence obtained via unreasonable searches and seizures cannot be used at trial
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US (1964) US
Privately owned facilities 14th Amend.
No matter race/color all ppl are to be served in privately owned facilities
Furman v. Georgia (1972)
5-4
Furman
Death Penalty
8th & 10th Amend
Death penalty is postponed due to applying the sentence unfairly
Roe v. Wade (1973)
7-2
Roe
Abortion
9th Amend
Women’s right to choose
Gregg v. Georgia (1976)
Georgia
Death penalty is now appealed to all State SC & reviewed by Gov.
Punishment is fair to all races