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What is civil right and civil liberties? |
Civil Liberties-The personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot abridge by law, constitution, or judicial interpretation.
•Civil Rights-The government protected rights by individuals against arbitrary of discriminatory treatment by governments or individuals. |
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What is the goal of the first amendment? |
Freedom of speech Religious tolerance Establishment clause Free Exercise clause |
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What was the establishment clause and free exercise clause? |
Establishment- Separation of church and state
Free Exercise Clause; not absolute Some religious rites considered illegal• State must provide compelling reason to limit exercise of religion |
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What was the Lemon test? What were the three parts to the test? |
Separation of church and state 1. Must have secular purpose 2. Must not advance prohibit a religion 3. Must not enable government with a religion |
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What is the difference betweenclear and present danger test and direct incitement test? |
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The“right to remain silent” is a citizen’s protection against which of thefollowing? |
The“right to remain silent” is a citizen’s protection against which of thefollowing? |
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Whicht est examines the constitutionality of religious establishments? |
Lemon Test |
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Please define the followinglibel, slander, fighting words and symbolic speech? |
Libel- Written statement Slander- False spoken statement Fighting words- Words which would make a person commit violence Symbolic speech- Speech that expresses an idea
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What is prior restraint? |
Dotrine that prevents from gov giving speech or publication before the fact |
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Which clause prevents the national government from sanctioning an official religion? |
Establishing clause |
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What is the exclusionary rule? |
Prohibits police using illegal evidence in trial |
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Is prayer constitutional at high school? Why or why not? |
No, Sanctioning an official religion |
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Who was Ernesto Miranda? What are the Miranda rights? |
•Miranda v. Arizona (1966)–
Right to remain silent
Knowledge that what you say can be used against you
Right to an attorney present during questioning
Right to have an attorney provided if you cannot afford one |
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Convicted criminals whose sentences increase during their prison term due to a change in the law have been illegally subjected to what kind of law? |
Ex post facto |
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What is the goal of the fourth and Fifth Amendment? |
4th-Protect from unreasonable searches 5th- |
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Name two presidents that have been impeached by the House |
Bill Clinton Andrew Johnson |
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What was the black codes and equal protection clause? |
Equal protection of law |
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What are the Jim Crow laws? |
Segregation |
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Define the court case of Plessy v. Ferguson |
Court case when a gentle man wanted to ride a train but him in a different caboose
Separate but equal |
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Which Amendment gave women the right to vote? |
19th |
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What was the grand father clause equal protection clause |
If your grand father voted you can vote.
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What was the purpose of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy? |
Kept from having to reveal sexuality,Clinton |
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What was the goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? |
Outlaw segregation in all public places |
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What precipitated the Montgomery BusBoycott? |
On December 1, 1955, four days before the boycott began, Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, refused to yield her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus. She was arrested and fined. The boycottof public buses by blacks in Montgomery began on the day of Parks' court hearing and lasted 381 days. |
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What did the Supreme Court determine was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education? |
Separate but equal was unconstitutional because equal protection clause |
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What was Rev. MLK tactics for segregation with the south? |
Non violent approach |
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What is Title IX and how is it violated? |
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. |
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What was the primary focus at the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention for activists like Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony,and Lucretia Mott |
Woman's Rights |
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What best describes the president’s constitutional duty to Congress? |
State of the union |
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What type of due process protects citizens from arbitrary or unjust state or federal laws? |
Substantive due process |
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What does the Sixth Amendment guarantee to those accused of a crime? |
6th Amendment right to a speedy trail & attorney |
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What does the Twenty-Second Amendment do? |
Prevents president from serving 2 terms |
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What has to happen in Congress before the president can be impeached? |
Impeach by the house and convicted by the senate |
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What led President Abraham Lincoln to describe the author as “the little woman who started the big war” because of the effect the book had on changing public opinion? |
Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe |
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What was the goal of Twenty-Second and Twenty-Fifth amendment? |
22nd- 2 Term President limit
25th- Address vacancy of president and vice president |
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What is the main goal of choosing a vice president? |
Balance the ticket |
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What is executive privilege? |
Keeps president from discussing national security to congress |
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According to the Constitution, how is the president supposed to be elected? |
Electoral College, 270 |
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What does it mean when a president goes public? |
Bypass congress |
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What is right to privacy? Which U.S. Supreme Court case found that a woman’s right to have an abortion is protected by the implied constitutional right to privacy? |
Personal private life Roe vs Wade |
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Rosa Parks was arrested for |
Jim Crow Laws |
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Lawrence v. Texas (2003) primarily enhanced the civil liberties of________ |
Homosexuals |
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What is the goal of the NAACP? |
Equal rights for blacks through court actions |
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What is the ADA act? |
American Disability Rights The ADA is a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964,[6] which made discrimination based onrace, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal. |
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The Thirteenth Amendment bans slavery. When was it passed? |
After the civil war 1865 |
