Civil Liberties, Rights
Civil Rights 2
Civil Liberties 3
Civil Rights
(Ch. 6)
Civil Rights
100

Personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot restrict (freedom to) are called ___________ __________.

What are civil liberties?

100

Freedom of the __________ has not changed in context or content since it was first created.

What is press?

100
Written statement that defames a person's character.
What is libel
100
Amendment that banned slavery
What is the 13th amendment
100
A heightened standard of review used by the Supreme Court to determine the constitutional validity of a challenged practice.
What is Strict Scrutiny
200

The government-protected rights of individuals against discriminatory treatment (freedom against) are called ____________ ____________.

What are civil rights?

200

The original British colonists left Europe for America because they wanted to _______ ________ without being severely punished.

What is speak freely?

200
This makes an act punishable as a crime even if the action was legal at the time it was committed.
What is Ex Post Facto Law
200
Amendment that guaranteed citizens the right to vote regardless of race.
What is the 15th amendment
200
Provision of the Education Amendments that bars educational institutions receiving federal funds from discriminating against female students.
What is Title IX
300
According to this amendment, powers not delegated the national government are reserved to the states.
What is the Tenth Amendment
300

Under the 1st Amendment, we have have the right to __________ __________ to express opinions or political beliefs.

What is peaceably assemble?

300
This prohibits police from using illegally seized evidence in a trial
What is the Exclusionary Rule
300
Court case in which it was ruled that the risk posed by Japanese Americans justified their internment
What is Korematsu v US
400

The _________ Amendment's Due Process Clause guarantees procedural due process, meaning that government actors must follow certain procedures before they may deprive a person of a protected life, liberty, or property interest.

What is 14th?

400

Fredo was not allowed to speak at a city council meeting. This is a violation of Fredo's _____ amendment's rights.

What is 1st?

400
Court case in which the right to privacy was used to justify striking down a Connecticut statute prohibiting married couples' access to birth control.
What is Griswold v Connecticut
400
Amendment granting women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment
400
Court case concerning the scope of Americans with Disabilities Act; court ruled that people could sue states that failed to make reasonable accommodations to assure that courthouses are handicapped accessible.
What is Tennessee v Lane
500

The best-known power of the ________ ________ is judicial review, or the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution

What is Supreme Court?

500

The First Amendment protections for freedom of _______, _______, and __________ are important in modern day society and have mostly remained unchanged.

What are speech, press, and assembly?

500
Court case in which the Court upheld the federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act
What is Gonzales v Carhart
500
Legislation passed to outlaw segregation in public facilities and discrimination in employment, education, and voting, created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
What is Civil Rights Act of 1964
500
Court case dealing with reverse discrimination; Court ruled that the plaintiffs' rejection to a university was illegal, but the medical school was free to "take race into account."
What is University of California v Bakke
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