The government cannot stop you from writing and publishing things. What is the civil liberty referred to as?
Freedom of the Press
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution?
Bill of Rights
Laws that separate people on the basis of race, aimed at African Americans.
Jim Crow Laws
Which part of the 14th Amendment is important as it pertains to civil liberties (what is the clause called)?
Due process clause
Equal Protection clause
false and malicious use of the printed word
Libel
What freedom protects people's right to gather to express their views and organize to influence public policy?
Freedom to Assemble and Petition
What amendment is the Right to Bear Arms?
2nd Amendment
What is the Lemon Test?
Test that decides whether a law violates the establishment clause
guarantees people the right to have whatever religious belief they choose
Free Exercise clause
True or False: Many States would only ratify the Constitution if a Bill of Rights was added to it.
True
People are allowed to choose whatever religion they want to follow
Freedom of Religion
This amendment forbids slavery in the United States.
13th Amendment
This entitles equal funding for both male and female athletics
Title IX
the part of the First Amendment that separates church and government
the Establishment clause
Complete this sentence: The Framers held that the primary purpose of government is to…
protect the rights of citizens
Flag burning is an example of what kind of speech?
Symbolic speech
This amendment forbids the states from discriminating against any person on the grounds of their "race, color, or previous condition of servitude" in the setting of suffrage qualifications.
15th Amendment
This policy requires that most employers take positive steps to remedy the effects of past discriminations.
affirmative action
Under the due-process clause, this doctrine has helped protect civil liberties from violations of fundamental rights by states
Incorporation doctrine
What are the limits on your freedom of speech?
Slanderous speech, treasonous/seditious, Clear and present danger
Is seditious speech protected by the 1st Amendment?
Seditious speech is the advocating or urging of government overthrow. It is NOT protected by the 1st Amendment.
The 14th amendment expanded the due process clause of this amendment to the states. Which amendment in the Bill of Rights talks about due process?
5th Amendment
These two court cases dealt with the legality of segregation
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. the Board of Education
These two amendments contain due process clauses
5th and 14th Amendments
This court case set the precedent that all defendants had the right to counsel when they go to trial
Gideon v. Wainwright