Civil rights assignment 4.02 FLVS Full Time Program. US Government class.

1. CIVIL
RIGHTS
Brown v. Board of Education
Mapp v. Ohio
14th Amendment
15th Amendment

2. Brown v. Board
of Education
The case in question was a long, tireless
effort to push civil rights in the proper
direction. This case, or set of cases, was one
of the leading cases in the civil rights
movement after many found inspiration in
the Brown family’s attempt to get their
daughter into a school of all white children.
This led the charge to fight against the
inhumane act of not giving all people equal
rights, especially due to their color or race.

3. Mapp
v.
Ohio
To say the least, it could be said this was a
landmark case in criminal justice.The case
began when a Mapp was participating in the
illegal gambling rackets, and the police
received an anonymous tip about these illegal
actions. Once the police arrived they stormed
Mapp’s house and found her guilty of multiple
crimes. However there was no warrant that
gave the police the ability to do such a thing.
So in the end the Supreme court ruled that
there must be a warrant to conduct a search of
an alleged criminals household/ place of
privacy.

4. The 14th
Amendment
The 14th amendment was one of the most
significant advancements in the nations
constitution.The amendment stated it was
forbidden to deny anyone "life, liberty or
property, without due process of law" or to
"deny to any person within its jurisdiction the
equal protection of the laws.”What it meant
for civil rights, was practically the
establishment of civil rights for those of any
race, color, or background. Previously there
were none, so for this to be a reality was
enough to start a civil rights movement lasting
for generations to come.

5. The 15th
Amendment
The 15th amendment was a huge step
forward after the 14th amendment was
ratified. The amendment stated the "right
of citizens of the United States to vote shall
not be denied or abridged by the United
States or by any state on account of race,
color, or previous condition of servitude.”
So this was somewhat relative to an add on
to the previous amendment, specifying
exact laws about the right to vote for any
man from any race or color.

6. Works
Cited
• "Primary Documents in American History." 14th Amendment to
the U.S.Constitution: Primary Documents of American History
(Virtual Programs & Services, Library of Congress). N.p., n.d.Web.
22 May 2016.
<https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/14thamendment.
html>.
• "Primary Documents in American History." 15th Amendment to
the Constitution: Primary Documents of American History (Virtual
Programs & Services, Library of Congress). N.p., n.d.Web. 22 May
2016.
<https://loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/15thamendment.html>.
• "Mapp v. Ohio." LII / Legal Information Institute. N.p., n.d.Web. 22
May 2016.
<https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/367/643>.
• United States. National Park Service. "History & Culture."
National ParksService. U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d.Web.
22 May 2016.
<https://www.nps.gov/brvb/learn/historyculture/index.htm>.