Foundational Constitutional Principles and Civil Rights

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Review List Unit 3: Civil RIghts and Civil Liberties (2026) Foundational Constitutional Concepts Bill of Rights Selective Incorporation Due Process Clause (14th Amendment) Equal Protection Clause (14th Amendment) Judicial Review Commerce Clause Reserved Powers (10th Amendment) Executive Privilege First Amendment: Freedoms & Rights Establishment Clause Free Exercise Clause Free Expression / Freedom of Speech Freedom of the Press Prior Restraint Symbolic Speech Civil Rights & Equality Affirmative Action "Separate but Equal" Doctrine Racial Segregation Title IX (Education Amendments Act of 1972) Civil Rights Act of 1964 Criminal Justice & Privacy Unreasonable Searches and Seizures (4th Amendment) Warrant Requirements Exclusionary Rule Right to Counsel / Public Defender (6th Amendment) Self-Incrimination (5th Amendment) Right to Privacy Right to Bear Arms (2nd Amendment) Required Supreme Court Cases Baker v. Carr (1962) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) Engel v. Vitale (1962) Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) McDonald v. Chicago (2010) New York Times v. United States (1971) Schenck v. United States (1919) Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) United States v. Lopez (1995) Wisconsin v. Yoder...