Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Supreme Court Cases
Civil Liberties, Civil Rights ,& SCC
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To prevent another terrorist attack
What was the intent of the Patriot Act?
100
False,Not enough states ratified the congressional proposal
True or False: The Equal Rights Amendment was added to the Constitution
100
States must follow the exclusionary rule
What precedent came from Mapp v. Ohio
100
The police must tell someone their DUE PROCESS rights after the suspect is detained
How did Miranda v. Arizona affect civil liberties of criminal suspects
100
Many people believe that affirmative action programs violate the equal protection clause since the groups that once received discrimination are given an advantage in being hired or admitted to a university
Why are affirmative action programs so controversial?
200
Gitlow v. New York
Which court case set the precedent of forcing states to recognize parts of the Bill of Rights on a case-by-case basis?
200
Schools receiving federal funding are not allowed to discriminate based upon a student's gender
Describe the effects of Congress passing Title 4
200
The US Constitution
A person who burns the US flag as a form of political protest is violating ...
200
Federalism means that powers are divided and shared by the state and national governments. States have the option of using the death penalty, BUT the national government cannot force states to use the death penalty. Therefore, states can create their own forms of punishment that follow the principles of the US Constitution.
How does federalism play a role in the use of the death penalty by the states?
200
Due Process Clause
Which provision in the 14th Amendment provides the rationale for selectively incorporating the Bill of Rights to the states
300
Selective Incorporation
What phrase describes the process of incorporating individual Bill of Right liberties to the states?
300
To fix the historical discrimination certain groups of people experienced over many generations
What is the purpose of affirmative action programs?
300
Both cases set and established the precedent that people have privacy rights even though the Constitution does not specifically mention the word
How are Roe v. Wade and Griswold v. Connecticut similar?
300
Forces states to provide legal counsel to people accused of committing a crime. It selectively incorporated the 6th Amendment
How did Gideon v. Wainwright affect civil liberties of criminal suspects?
300
These policies were used by many states to prevent Black people from voting after the Civil War
Why did many southern states use literacy tests and poll taxes?
400
The government must present an arrested person before a judge to learn why they have been arrested by the police
What does a writ of habeas corpus force the government to do?
400
A school official only needs a "reasonable suspicion" to search a student. This is a much lower burden of proof compared to "probable cause", thus students do not have FULL due process rights while inside their school
Describe how the New Jersey v TLO precedent affects student rights
400
The Lemon test was created to decide if a government policy violates the establishment clause of the 1st Amendment
What is the intent of the Lemon Test?
400
This allows a legislature to formally declare a person guilty without giving them a trial
Explain the meaning of a bill of attainder
400
- Eminent domain rights - Right to counsel - Free from illegal searches/seizures - Plead the 5th - No cruel/unusual punishment - Right to a speedy trial - Right to a jury trial
Identify 2 procedural due process rights
500
To appease the Anti-Federalists who were worried that the central government would ignore people's basic civil liberties if these liberties were not written down for all people to see
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
500
A marriage currently allows a couple to receive federal benefits. According to DOMA, the federal government only recognizes marriage between a man and a woman. A civil union allows a gay couple to receive legal recognition in certain states that recognize these relationships. A couple in a civil union cannot currently receive federal marriage benefits
How does marriage differ from a civil union?
500
Affirmative action is acceptable, though race/gender can only be a factor in hiring/admitting a person, Racial quotas were banned
List the precedent created in the Bakke case
500
When Britain ruled, people did not have these types of protections. Therefore, the founders wanted to create a new government that allowed people to have their liberty
Why did the framers of the Constitution include so many protections for criminal suspects?
500
False: DADT allowed gay people to serve, BUT they could not openly state their sexual orientation
True or False :The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy" prevented gay people from serving in the US military
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