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The Bill of Rights were meant to apply to the federal government. What clause of what amendment has been used to force most of the Bill of Rights to apply to the states?
Due process clause of the 14th Amendment
What does the free exercise clause guarantee?
It provides for freedom of worship
What later right to privacy cases would Griswold v. Connecticut be a precedent for?
Lawrence v. Texas and Roe v. Wade
What amendment gave women the vote?
19th Amendment
What is the purpose of habeas corpus?
To prevent unfair imprisonment
What court case in the 1950s did the most for the Civil Rights Movement?
Brown v. Board of Education
Does free speech only apply to the written word?
No, free speech also applies to actions and symbols
Discrimination in public accommodations was made illegal by what law?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is the purpose of the Miranda Warning?
To protect against unfair police interrogation
What protection resulted from the court case Mapp v. Ohio?
Protection from unreasonable search and seizure
What right is guaranteed by the court cases Gideon v. Wainright and Johnson v. Zerbst?
Right to an attorney
What does the establishment clause prohibit?
Establishment of a state church
What does the clear-and-present danger test restrict?
Free speech
Most Americans claim to support free speech. Do the actions of most Americans support that?
No, people are often intolerant of views that they don’t support
The original purpose of the Bill of Rights was to protect citizens from what?
The federal government
What amendments guarantees us our civil liberties?
1st Amendment
What amendment guarantees us our civil rights?
5th for the federal government
14th for the state
What are the two ways that we can get citizenship?
You can gain citizenship by “Jus Soli,” right of soil
You can gain citizenship by “Jus Sanguinis,” right of blood
A person can meet the requirements to become a naturalized citizen
Entire groups of people can be naturalized at the same time (as when Hawaii became a state)
Know the types of aliens
Permanent (resident)
Refugee
Illegal
Enemy
Non-resident
Know what rights have been passed on down to the states by selective incorporation and which have not
Have:
Freedoms of speech, religion, and assembly
Protections against double jeopardy, illegal search and seizure
Right to bring witnesses
Have not:
Right to bear arms
Quartering soldiers
Grand jury requirement
Griswold v. Connecticut, Roe v. Wade, and Lawrence v. Texas are court rulings that are based on our right to … ?
Privacy
Know what is legal and what is not regarding religion
Transportation to religious school is ok
Holding religious services in school building (not during school hours) is ok
Release time for religious instruction is ok
Reading a Bible in school is not ok
Organized prayer in school is not ok
Posting the Ten Commandments in a school is not ok
Know what “fighting words” are
Words that lead to violence
The 19th Amendment, the Equal Rights Amendment (proposed, but not passed), and Title IX of the Educations amendments of 1972 were put in place to help what group?
Women
The exclusionary rule says what?
It says that illegally obtained evidence is not allowed in a trial
What was a “grandfather clause”?
It was a clause after the civil war that stated that only those whose grandfathers voted in the past would be allowed to vote
What is eminent domain?
It is the acquiring and converting of land from private use for public use
A police officer doesn’t need a search warrant in what scenarios?
If there is evidence in plain view
If there is criminal activity related to an automobile
If it is believed that the suspect is armed and dangerous
When making a lawful arrest
Which free speech test is used the least?
Bad Tendency Doctrine
Preferred Position Doctrine
Prior Restraint
Prior Restraint
Which Amendment banned voting discrimination based upon race?
15th Amendment
What is sedition?
Speech that could lead to the imminent overthrow of the government
What governmental action was the court case Kelo v. New London based upon?
Eminent domain
Which of the following has the Supreme Court not ruled as being true?
The death penalty is not necessarily cruel and unusual punishment
The death penalty violates the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution
People under a certain IQ may not be executed
The death penalty violates the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution
Give 2 requirements of a search warrant
There must be probable cause for one to be issued
The warrant must include an address and description of the building to be searched
The warrant must specify what areas are to be searched
The search must take place in reasonable locations
The warrant must be specific as to what is being searched for
Plessy v. Ferguson made segregation legal based upon what doctrine?
“Separate but equal” doctrine
The court cases Gitlow v. New York and New York Times v. Sullivan were challenges to what amendment?
1st Amendment
Give 1 requirement or ability of the federal government from the Voting Rights Act of 1965
It gave federal oversight to voting in the states
It required ballots to be provided in other languages prevalent in the area
It allowed federal officials to count ballots
The right to burn an American flag is protected by our freedom of … ?
Speech
The main years of the Civil Rights Movement were 1954-1968. Know what presidents were in power during this time period.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson
Are Bills of Attainder and Ex Post Facto laws legal?
No
What did the Simpson-Mazzoli Act of 1986 do?
It gave illegal aliens citizenship if they met certain criteria
Illegal aliens get most of the same rights of citizens. There are some exceptions. Name something that an illegal alien cannot do.
Voting
Participation in jury
Hiring for jobs in the public and private sectors
Staying unconditionally in the U.S.
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