Civil Rights and Liberties
These are limitations placed on the Government
What are civil liberties
It allows public criticism of the government
What is the primary reason why the US Government system provides for freedom of speech>
The First Amendment
Where does the Constitution deal with religion?
This was written to prevent the government from censoring the press.
What was the 1st Amendment designed to do?
Unreasonable searched
What does the 4th Amendment protect us from?
They are found in The Bill of Rights
Where can you fins a detailed list of civil liberties?
Political Speech
What kind of speech is entitles to the strongest protection?
The Establishment Clause and free exercise
What are the two main parts of freedom of religion?
They can do this in the name of national security, which is the exception to the prior restraint rule.
When can the government censor publication/broadcasting of a story?
A warrant
What document, signed by a judge authorizes a search?
States cannot deny their citizens civil liberties
What is so important about the 14th amendment?
Non-political speech such as commercial speech may not be.
What kids of symbolic speech aren't protected by the 1st Amendment?
Getting the government too involved in monitoring or supervising religious activity.
What does "entanglement" mean in the context of the Lemon test?
New York Times v Sullivan
Which case involved reporting about Civil Rights protesters including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and how they were being treated by Alabama authorities?
Probable Cause
What do judges need in order to issue a warrant?
This is being tried for the same crime twice
What is Double Jeopardy?
Spending on political campaigns
What kind of spending pf money is legally regarded as protected speech?
This means that the US cannot create an official church or write its laws based on religious principles
What does "no establishment of religion" mean?
The Pentagon Papers
What documents showed that the government was not telling the truth about the Vietnam War?
Students
What group in America does NOT have all the usual protections against searches?
The Bill of Rights only applies to the federal government and not the states.
What did the Supreme Court say in the case of Barron v. Baltimore
Speech that is so insulting it is likely to result in a fight.
What are fighting words?
Practicing it would be illegal, but believing in it cannot be made illegal due to the free exercise clause.
What distinction does the host make with the issue of human sacrifice?
Edward Snowden and Julian Assange
Who were the two reports who made disclosures/published information that the government would have preferred to keep secret?
Fruit of the Poisoned Tree
What is the metaphor used to describe evidence seized in an unlawful search?