What are Civil Rights?
Civil rights are 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.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Which amendment does the text represents?
The 1st Amendment
The ___________ protect and guarantee the rights to a Grandy Jury, Double Jeopardy, Self-Incrimination, Due Process of Law and Eminent Domain.
5th Amendment
What is the purpose of the 9th Amendment?
Protect the freedom and rights stated by the previous amendments.
True or False: The Constitution as drafted in 1787 included a Bill of Rights.
False, including one was proposed but later dismissed in the final week of the Constitutional Convention due to facing "much more pressing concerns."
What clause limits the ability of the government to control or restrict religion practices?
Free Exercise clause
What was the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
Miranda Waring, suspects are required to be informed of their most important rights before being interrogated in police custody.
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The _________ allows stated to give people rights and liberties more extensively than the federal government.
10th Amendment
What is the Due Process Clause?
It prohibits the deprivation of "life, liberty, or property" by the federal and state governments, respectively, without due process of law.
What clause prohibits Congress from creating or promoting a state sponsored religion?
The Establishment Clause
In which Amendment we are guaranteed "“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed,..."?
The 6th Amendment
TRUE or FALSE
In the Constitution and Bill of Rights is clearly stated that everyone has the right to privacy.
FALSE
What is a Bill of Attainder? Why was the Bill of Attainder prohibited?
A law that convicts or punishes someone for a crime without a trial.
U.S. Congress cannot simply punish individuals who seem guilty of committing a crime.
What Amendment requires government officials to apply for and receive a search warrant prior to a search or seizure?
The 4th Amendment
How impacted the case of Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) and the decision of Gideon to draft a handwritten appeal and send it to the Supreme Court?
As a due process right to a fair trial everyone has the right to be entitled to the assistance of a lawyer, even if the suspect can't afford one.
What was the final decision of the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackon Women's Health Organization (2022)?
Abortion isn't a right, and states were in charge of making their own laws in abortion ban.
What case caused the Supreme Court to incorporate the Second Amendment into state law?
What Amendment prevent soldiers from housing in homes without the owners consent?
The 3rd Amendment
The ________ is the ban on "cruel and unusual punishment"
8th Amendment
What was the problem in Carpenter v. United States (2018)? What was the final response by the Supreme Court?
The problem was the use of technology to monitor people, ending up with the dictation that under the 4th Amendment police needs a search warrant to access phone location and data which can be use as evidence in trails.