Civil Rights
The letter drafted by Dr. Martin Luther King
The Birmingham Letter
Are limitations of government power designed to protect freedoms.
civil liberties
This Amendment says you have a right to remain silent.
5th Amendment
How many Associate Justices are there on the Supreme Court?
8
A strategy in which the federal government allows local areas some flexibility to meet their specific challenges and needs in implementing policy
Bottom-up implementation
The guarantees that government officials will treat people equally and that decisions will be made on the basis of merit rather than race, gender, or other personal characteristics.
Civil Rights
The Bill of Rights are also called
The first ten USC Amendments.
The Due Process Clause is found in what two USC Amendments?
5th and 14th Amendments
Which term describes the power of the courts, as part of the system of checks and balances, to look at actions taken by the other branches of government and the states and determine whether they are constitutional? Name the case and phrase associated with it.
Marbury v. Madison / Judicial Review
What are bureaucrats working in the federal government commonly known as?
Civil Servants
An action taken in violation of the letter of the law to demonstrate that the law is unjust.
civil disobedience
A law enforcement obligation to a suspect of his or her right to remain silent is what kind of warning?
Miranda Warning
The right to a speedy trial by a jury
6th Amendment
Which Supreme Court case decided police may not search a cell phone without a warrant?
Riley v. California
What term best describes political appointments handed out by presidents in the early 1800s on the basis of party loyalty?
Spoils System
The first civil rights legislation since reconstruction.
The Civil Rights Act of 1957.
The right to be free of government intrusion.
Right to Privacy
Which of the first ten amendments to the Constitution guarantees the right to be secure from unreasonable search and seizure?
4th Amendment
What term best describes where a court case is heard for the first time?
Original Jurisdiction
The Civil Service Reform Act of 1883 is also known as?
The Pendleton Act
A provision under the 14th Amendment that requires all States to treat all residents equally under the law.
Equal Protection Clause
This rule states that evidence obtained as a result of an illegal search cannot be used to try someone for a crime.
Exclusionary rule
Citizens are entitled to rights not listed in the Constitution.
9th Amendment
Literally meaning "friend of the court" brief
amicus curiae
What are agencies formed by the federal government to administer a quasi-business enterprise called?
Government corporation