Ap Gov Quiz

Miller v. California

States can prohibit obscene speech that lacks literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.

McDonald v. Chicago

The right to keep and bear arms for self-defense in one's home applies to the states.

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Schools

Students in public schools are allowed to wear armbands as symbolic speech.

Due Process

Ensures fair procedures when the government burdens or deprives an individual.

Lemon v. Kurtzman

States cannot have excessive entanglement of church and state.

Clear and Present Danger Test

Was a doctrine adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States in Schenck v. United States used to determine under what circumstances limits can be placed on First Amendment freedoms of speech, press, or assembly.

Engel v. Vitale

School-sponsored religious activities violate the establishment clause.

Civil Liberties

Those personal freedoms protected from arbitrary governmental interference or deprivations.

Establishment Clause

Prevents the U.S. government from establishing a national religion.

Schenck v. United States

Speech representing "a clear and present danger" is not protected.

Compelling Government Interest

A purpose important enough to justify the infringement of personal liberties.

New York Times v. United States

The government cannot exercise prior restraint.

Free Exercise Clause

Prevents governments from stopping religious practices unless an unusual religious act is illegal or deeply opposes the interests of the community.

5th Amendment

"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury..."

Wisconsin v. Yoder

Requirements that Amish students attend school past the eighth grade violate the free exercise clause.

14th Amendment

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States..."

Obscene Speech

Although difficult to define, the 15th Amendment does not protect it, and no national standard defines what it is.

Public Interest

The well-being of the general public.

Prior Restraint

The government's right to stop spoken or printed expression in advance.

Selective Incorporation

The Supreme Court has ruled in landmark cases that state laws must adhere to selective Bill of Rights provisions through the 14th Amendment's due process clause.

Libel

Refers to false statements in print that defame someone, hurting their reputation.

Symbolic Speech

Conduct that expresses an idea. Examples would include sit-ins, flag waving, demonstrations, or the wearing of protest buttons.

Wall of Separation

Thomas Jefferson called for this when it came to the relationship between church and state.