What are Civil Liberties? (Day 1)
What are the rights called that cannot be taken away?
natural rights
Yes or no: Can public schools ban the teaching of evolution or require the teaching of creation science?
No!
The 1st amendment guarantees each person the right of free expression by ______________, writing, and all other means of communication.
speech
True or false: You can protest on someone's private property.
False
Which amendment does double jeopardy fall under?
5th
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
True or false: Mandatory prayers exist in public schools.
false
What is one of the 3 laws or Acts passed by Congress that banned Seditious speech?
Alien and Sedition Acts
Espionage Act
Smith Act
Who is responsible for one of the most famous Civil Disobedience cases in American history?
Rosa Parks
You run two stop lights in front of a cop. He pulls you over and arrests you for the crime. Your bail is set at 200,000. Is this bail excessive or justified?
excessive
What are Civil Liberties?
freedoms protected from possible government abuse/ need protection from the government
What is the main difference between libel and slander?
slander is spoken and libel is written or recorded
What Supreme Court case established the exclusionary rule?
Mapp v Ohio
Which court case got rid of the death penalty for four years?
Furman v. Georgia
What is the name of the group of African American students who enrolled in a segregated high school in Arkansas?
Little Rock 9
_____________ and ____________________ receive the least 1st Amendment protection.
Radio and television
What is one thing people petitioned for during
the Obama administration?
Justin Bieber to be deported
Death Star
Texas to be banned as a state
Who can suspend the writ of habeas corpus? There are two answers.
President and Congress
Which Supreme Court case had to do with a man who was trying to argue that overthrowing the government is a right of free speech?
Gitlow v. New York
Which court case established the "clear and present danger rule"?
Schenck v. United States
When the police come to your house, there are 3 ways they can get in. What are they?
good faith, alternative means, plain sight
What is considered treason against the United States?
engaging in war against the U.S.A. or who aid America's enemies