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30 Cards in this Set
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civil liberties are best defined as
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protections against government acts
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aliens are
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non cititzens who were foreign born
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which extends the protections of the bill of rights to the states
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14th amendment?
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which 1st amendment clause sets up a wall separating church and state?
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establishment clause
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which of the following has been protected by the supreme court
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picketing
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which is an example of symbolic speech
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wearing a black armband to protest war
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the supreme ct. prevents the govt from using which of the following methods to control free speech
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hearing court cases about obscenity?
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when the government makes rules about demonstrations, the rules
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must not be related to the subject of the demonstration
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which amendment does not say the government must follow due to p rocess of law before punishing a person for committing a crime
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8th amendment
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the requirement that govt operate under fair policies is called
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substantive due process
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before police officers search a house for evidence, they must have
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a search warrant
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the 2nd amendment states
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each state may keep a militia
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evidence gained by the police from an illegal act is subject to which rule?
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the exclusionary rule
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a person is stopped by police and held in jail for several days without a hearing which of the following should the person seek
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a writ of habeas corpus
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the decision of whether a person can be accused of a serious crime is made by
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a grand jury
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trying a person for the same crime more than once is called
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double jeopardy
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the only crime specifically defined by the framers of the constitution is
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treason
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which promises equal protection under the law
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14th amendment
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in 1896 the supreme court rules that
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a separate but equal facilities were constitutional
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which supreme court case struck down the separate but equal ruling
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brown vs board of education
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the process by which aliens become citizens is
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naturalization
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the united kingdom's legislature is called
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parliament?
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the prime minister of great britain is
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leader of the majority party in the house of commons
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congress can informally change the constitution by
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passing laws
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the process of admitting a new state begins with
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the area's residents asking congress for admission
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a minor party focussed on solving one problem in american life is
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a single issue party
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minor parties play the spoiler role in elections by
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taking votes away from one of the major parties
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a candidate's victory in an election is sometimes interpreted by him or her as
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a mandate
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the public agenda refers to
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public issues people think and talk about
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if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral vote the president is chosen by
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house of representatives?
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