| A | B |
| Schenck v. U.S. | Case that established the percedent of "clear and present danger" when determining what is free speech. |
| Brown v. Board of Education | Famous case that declared segregation to be illegal in the public setting. |
| Gideon v. Wainwright | Case which was used to expand the right to an attorney to all felony cases. |
| Mapp v. Ohio | Famous case which set exclusionary rules to the use of evidence found in police searches. |
| Reynolds v. Sims | Case which established the mandate of "one person, one vote" which forced states to have districts of equal population. |
| Miranda v. Arizona | Case which established the policy of reading a list of certain rights to accused criminals upon their arrest. |
| Tinker v. Des Moines | Case which tested free speech and established that non-violent, non-disruptive protest is protected speech. |
| New Jersey v. TLO | Supreme Court case that established the limits of school personnel to search students while at work. |
| California v. Bakke | Case which challenged affirmative action laws and mandated that quotas can not be used. |
| Texas v. Johnson | Case which determined that flag burning was protected as free speech. |
| Political Party | Group of people with similiar beliefs about government. |
| Multi- Party System | Where more than two parties compete for control and many times a coalition govt. has to be formed. |
| Coalitions | Describes when two or more parties join together in order to make a majority in a multi-party system. |
| Conservative | A person who favors less govt. or a govt. that is less involved in people's lives and is less open to reforming ideas. |
| Liberal | Describes people who are in favor of more govt. involvement and may be more open to reform. |