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- A. DESCRIBE THE WARREN COURT AND THE EXPANSION OF
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AS SEEN IN THE MIRANDA DECISION.
Earl Warren was appointed Chief Justice of the United States Supreme
Court in 1953
Warren led the Supreme Court in making several decisions on key
political and social issues
The Warren Court made decisions in such famous cases as Brown v. Board of Education Mapp v. Ohio, Gideon v. Wainwright, and Miranda v. Arizona
American Liberals generally applaud Warren as an upholder of civil
- liberties. Nevertheless, many Conservatives feel that he led the Court
to overstep the boundaries of its constitutional role.
SLIDE 3 SCOTUS: THE WARREN COURT
1.
TUS CHIEF IEF JUSTIC TICE, E, EARL RL WARRE REN, N, AKA, WARRE REN N COURT
2. LANDMARK DECISIONS 3. EXAMPLES 1)BROWN
WN V. BOARD RD OF EDUCA DUCATION TION, , 1954, SCOTUS TUS
2)MIRA
IRAND NDA A V. ARIZON ZONA, , 1963, POLICE MUST INFORM SUSPECTS OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AT THE TIME OF ARREST…
(THIS DECISION STRENGTHENED AMERICANS’ INDIVIDUAL
RIGHTS.) GHTS.)
3)RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH PROTECTS STUDENTS WHO WEAR
ARMBANDS AS ANTI-WAR PROTEST ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
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BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347
U.S. 483, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
Strikes down Separate But Equal Clause
established by Plessy v. Ferguson (1896).
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BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION
SLIDE 6 CHIEF JUSTICE EARL WARREN
Earl Warren (March 19, 1891 – July 9, 1974) was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States and the only person ever elected three times as Governor
The Warren Court became recognized as a high point in the use of the judicial power in the effort to effect social progress in the U.S.; Warren himself became widely regarded as
- ne of the most influential Supreme
Court justices in the history of the United States and perhaps the single most important jurist of the 20th century.
Warren was the last Chief Justice born in the 19th Century.
SLIDE 7 THE WARREN COURT
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Ernest esto
Artur uro Miranda nda ( March 9, 1941 – January 31, 1976) was a laborer whose conviction on kidnapping, rape, and armed robbery charges based on his confusion under police interrogation resulted in the landmark US Supreme Court case (Miranda v. Arizona), which ruled that criminal suspects must be informed of their right against self-incrimination and their right to consult with an attorney prior to questioning by police. This warning is known as a Miranda warning.
ERNESTO MIRANDA
SLIDE 8 MIRANDA DECISION
In the Miranda decision of 1966, the Supreme
Court ruled that suspects must immediately be notified of their rights:
- Right to remain silent
- Right to a lawyer, even if they couldn’t afford
- ne
Though criticized by many Americans, Miranda expanded the rights of the accused by guaranteeing equal rights to all citizen regardless of their economic situation
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- B. DESCRIBE THE POLITICAL IMPACT OF THE ASSASSINATION
OF PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY; INCLUDE THE IMPACT ON CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION.
Kennedy, especially towards the end of his Presidency,
was viewed as being very progressive towards the civil rights movement
In November 1963, Kennedy was assassinated in
Dallas, TX
Vice-President Lyndon Johnson, from Texas was sworn
in as President
Politically, Johnson was very different than Kennedy: -
Spent years in Congress, and knew how to get things done
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JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION
Johnson carried on many of Kennedy's plans
including getting both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed into law
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- C. EXPLAIN LYNDON JOHNSON’S GREAT SOCIETY;
INCLUDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE
Johnson ran and won the 1964 Presidential
election
Johnson immediately set in motion his “Great
Society” plan
His plan was based on Franklin Roosevelt’s
New Deal, and focused on expanding aid to the poor through a variety of programs
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MEDICARE
During a three year period, the Johnson
administration passed over 60 programs as part of the Great Society
Medicare, which was established in 1965,
provided health care for the elderly
Though some of the Great Society programs
turned out to be great successes, Johnson’s plan was eventually undermined by the increased financial burden of the Vietnam War
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- D. DESCRIBE THE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL TURMOIL OF 1968;
INCLUDE THE ASSASSINATIONS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND ROBERT F. KENNEDY, AND THE EVENTS SURROUNDING THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
In late March, Martin Luther
King Jr. went to Memphis, TN to help support a strike by African American sanitation workers
In the early evening of April 4,
- Dr. King was shot and killed by
James Earl Ray
King’s death sparked a series
- f riots across the country
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ROBERT F. KENNEDY
Robert Kennedy was John Kennedy's brother
and served as the U.S. Attorney General under his administration
Robert Kennedy, supporting many of his
brother’s civil rights policies, decided to run for president in 1968
As a Democratic candidate, Kennedy went to
California in June of 1968 and won that state’s primary.
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ROBERT F. KENNEDY
After greeting
supporters at a hotel after his victory, Robert Kennedy was assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan
By the end of 1968,
two national leaders had been assassinated
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1968 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
The 1968 Democratic National Convention was
held in Chicago, IL.
4,000 anti-war demonstrators (Vietnam War),
tried to march to the convention site but were met by over 11,000 army and National Guardsmen, and Chicago riot police
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1968 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
Protesters and bystanders were met with
tear-gas, and beaten by the police, all within the full view of television cameras
