Ps 101 Test 2

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rights of the accused

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- 5th amendment protects the accused against self-incrimination and places limits on police interrogation of criminal suspects

- The 8th amendment- no excessive bail and forbids the use of cruel and unusual punishment
- 9th amendment- gives people the power and says that anything not laid out in constitution regarding national gov’t is given to state govn’t

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roe v wade

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supreme court said that abortion is legal. brought by raegan.

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rights to privacy

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includes the right to die.

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civil liberties vs civil rights

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liberties apply to all humans
rights apply to all citizens

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missouri compromise

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Let them in as slave state and then every other state who entered later after 36-30 line would be free state

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Dred Scott Case

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, Supreme Court invalidates Missouri Compromise. Rules Congress cannot ban slavery in territory .
Why? Because the slaves are property and they cant tell you that you cant have property.

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13th amendment

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abolishes slavery

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14th amendment

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says all peeps have rights and are equal

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15th amendment

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gives black people the right to vote

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election of 1876

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rutherford b hayes
there was a tie so they made a deal with the south
- if hayes wins, they would remove the military control from the reconstruction plan of the south

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jim crow laws

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segregated whites from blacks and outlawed interracial marriage

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Plessy v Ferguson

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combatted segragation by saying it was illegal.
- ruling was that if it is equal, it is not illegal

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brown v board of education

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challenged segregation again and won, saying that segregation in itself is not equal.

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de jure

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by law
applies to segregation bc they ruled out segregation that was caused by a law or by happen stance

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de facto

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without law,

segregation just happened

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civil rights act of 1964

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outlawed descimination in public places (work, education, voting etc.)

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voting rights act of 1965

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outlawed all voting blockades (taxes, literacy rates, grandfather clause etc.)

also allowed federal officials to come into the south and register black voters

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three tests for interpreting equality

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rational test- plaintiff comes to the ct and says that a law is favoring one group over another

intermediate scrutiny- forces the gvn't to say that the law is reasonable

strict scrutiny- forces the gvn't to prove that the law is beneficial and does something and is the 'least restrictive means' to getting something done.

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bakke case

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said that public institutions cannot have quotas for how many diverse ethnicities they can allow in.

reverse discrimination

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19th amendment

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women can vote

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native americans

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1924- couldnt vote until then
still face discrimination
one of the poorest
under civil rights at of 68, they drafted an indian bill of rights

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hispanic americans

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largest minority

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asian americans

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fastest growing minority

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veterans

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injured american veterans a big push for rehabilitation acts and accessibility issues
rehabilitation acts of 1973- protected from discrimination

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senior citizesn

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increasingly important bc they are 15% of population and doubled by 2050.
vote on big policies
Age Discrimination Act 1967- protected peeps over 40 from discrimination and forced retirement

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political socialization

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the assimilation into an expected pattern of political opinions.
based on gender, ethnicity, geographic etc.

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3 strains of american culture

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individualistic- gov't should be last resort and small role and their main goal is security and safety.

moralistic- govn't should be brought in a lot to get things done

tradionalistic- combo of individualistic and moralistic. the gvn'ts job is to protect our morals thru safety and security.

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what dimensions do polls measure

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direction: if you are for or against a policy
salience: how important the policy is
intensity- how strongly you feel about the issue
stability- how long the preference is kept
informational support: how much info an individual has on an issue

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types of surveys/polls

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benchmark polls- measures how well people know/like a candidate before he enters.
trial heat- gives you two options, pick one
tracking polls- daily polls to track changes
push polls- negative info on a candidate and then they ask them questions about it

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second amendment

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bear arms

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third amendment

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soldiers quartering not allowed

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fourth amendment

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regulates search and seizure

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5 amendment

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provisions regulating prosecution

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6th amendment

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right to a speedy trial with witnesses, attorney etc.

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7th amendment

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right to a trial by jury

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eighth amendment

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unfair bail and cruel and unusual punishment

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ninth amendment

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powers laid out and construction of constitution

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tenth amendment

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rights of the states

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miller testing

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how the gvn't checks to see if something is obscene
i. does is appeal to a prurient interest
ii. against state laws about sexualm or excretionary themes
iii. statement lacks political, artistic, literary, or scientific benefits

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libel

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anything untrue that is written

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slander

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anything untrue that is spoken

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prior restraint

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no censoring before publication