Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Amendments
Supreme Court Cases
Vocab
100
The Bill of Rights was designed to protect citizens from abuses by whom?
What is Government (Federal)
100
The most frequently cited amendment in civil rights cases.
What is 14th Amendment.
100
Name FOUR freedoms found in the 1st Amendment. (100 each)
What is 1.) Speech 2.) Press 3.) Assembly 4.) Religion 5.) Petition
100
Court case that ended segregation in public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education.
100
Tax collected in order to vote ; banned by the 24th Amendment.
What is Poll Tax.
200
Name THREE rights of the accused, as defined in the 5th and 6th Amendments. (200 points each)
What is 1.) Trial By Jury 2.) Speedy Trial 3.) Impartial Jury 4.) Miranda Rights 5.) Right to Attorney 6.) Due Process 7.) Self-Incrimination
200
Major act that expanded protections to different races during the 1960's.
What is Civil Rights Act of 1964?
200
Amendment that deals with "cruel and unusual punishment."
What is 8th Amendment.
200
1890s court case that established the "separate but equal" precedent.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
200
Term that refers to malicious lies about an individual; either in print or spoken word.
What is Slander / Libel.
300
Name your Miranda Rights. (300 points each)
What is 1.) Right to Remain Silent 2.) Right to Attorney 3.) Right to Attorney present during Questioning 4.) Right to Stop Answering Questions
300
Primary interest group concerned with protecting civil rights and civil liberties.
What is American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
300
Name the TWO clauses regarding religion in the first amendment. (double points if explained correctly)
What is 1.) Establishment 2.) Free Exercise
300
Religious freedom court case that established the establishment clause.
What is Lemon v. Kurtzman (Lemon Test)
300
Segregationist laws in many Southern states; eliminated in the 1950s and 1960s.
What is Jim Crow Laws.
400
The doctrine that applies protections in the Bill of Rights and other amendments to state governments.
What is Doctrine of Incorporation
400
Name the TWO types of segregation that have occurred in the United States. (Double Points if correctly defined)
What is 1.) De Facto 2.) De Jure
400
Name the two of the three major parts of the 14th Amendment. (Double points for all three)
What is 1.) Equal Protection under Law 2.) Due Process of Law 3.) Natural-Born Citizenship
400
Court case outlawing illicit drug use for religious purposes.
What is Oregon v. Smith
400
Legal precedent limiting government interference with media publications.
What is Prior Restraint.
500
In which amendment would you find Eminent Domain?
What is 5th Amendment.
500
This college was challenged for its strict quotas which were declared unconstitutional.
What is UC Davis?
500
Name Two amendments related to suffrage; and what each did to expand voting rights. (Any additional amendments add an additional 500! points!
What is 15th, 19th, 23rd, 24th, 26th.
500
First court case to incorporate an amendment to state governments.
What is Gitlow v. New York
500
This term refers to the decision of the Barron case where he was treated separately as a citizen of Maryland.
What is dual citizenship?
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