Political Culture
Application of Bill of Rights
Speech
Crime/Due Process
Civil Rights in the Courts
100
This is a coherent way of thinking about how politics and government should be carried out
political culture
100
This is the term given to court cases that apply the Bill of Rights to states.
selective incorporation
100
This is an oral statement that defames the character of another person
slander
100
This amendment protects a citizen from unreasonable searches and seizures.
the 4th Amendment?
100
This doctrine was established by Plessy v. Ferguson
separate-but-equal doctrine
200
This is an element of American political culture in where Americans believe the government is accountable to the people
Democracy
200
This is the amendment that grants a person the right of due process of law regardless of race, ethnicity, etc.
the 14th Amendment
200
This is the court case that declares that speech may be punished if it creates a clear-and-present danger test.
Schenck v. US
200
This is necessary to obtain a search warrant.
probable cause
200
This is a the MAJOR case that established the clause "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal"
Brown v. Board of Education
300
This is the term exclusively available created by America that describes the American way of life.
Americanism
300
This is the fundamental court case that guaranteed states free speech and free press.
Gitlow v. NY
300
This court case protected the right to burn American flags.
Texas v. Johnson
300
This court case states that police must dictate arrested persons their rights.
Miranda v. Arizona
300
This is the type of suit that Brown v. Board was filed under as
class-action suit
400
This is the war that goes on today that is demonstrated by the political party fights between Democrats and Republicans.
the culture war
400
This is a standard of equal treatment that must be observed by the government.
equal protection of the laws
400
These are the four forms of speech not automatically protected by the Constitution.
libel obscenity symbolic speech false advertisement
400
This type of exception is an error in gathering evidence sufficiently minor that it may be used in a trial.
the good-faith exception
400
This is the primary difference between de jure segregation and de facto segregation.
de jure segregation is segregation that happens by law while de facto segregation is one that happens through practice (i.e. segregation in school)
500
This is the belief that you are a member of an economic group whose interests are opposed to other people in other groups
class consciousness
500
These are two of the five rights NOT applied to the states in selective incorporation.
Right to bear arms (2nd Amend.) Right not to have soldiers forcibly quartered in private homes (3rd Amend.) Right to be indicted by a grand jury before being tried for a serious crime (5th) Right to a jury trial in civil cases (7th) Ban on excessive bail and fines (8th)
500
This is what a public figure must prove additionally in order to sue for libel.
malice that was directed towards him/her
500
This is one argument against the exclusionary rule. (must have one of the three)
The rule protects the privacy of every individual by discouraging illegal searches. There is no easy way to punish police officers who gather illegal evidence except by preventing them from using it in court. There is no strong evidence that guilty people go free because of the rule.
500
This court case approved busing and redrawing district lines as ways of integrating public schools.
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board
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