Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Supreme Court Cases
Amendments
Vocabulary
100
The Bill of Rights was designed to protect citizens from abuses by what?
The Federal Government
100
What is the most frequently cited amendment in civil rights cases?
The 14th Amendment
100
What court case ended segregation in public school?
Brown v Board of Education
100
Name 3 freedoms found in the 1st amendment
1) Speech 2) Press 3) Religion
100
The idea that laws and legal proceedings must be fair
Due Process
200
What are the 3 rights of an individual who has been accused of a crime?
1) Trial by Jury 2) Due Process 3) Right to an Attorney
200
What major act expanded suffrage during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s?
The Voting Rights Act
200
What 1890's court case established the "separate but equal" precedent?
Plessy v Ferguson
200
What amendment deals with "cruel and unusual punishment?"
8th Amendment
200
A form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through unconventional tactics
Protesting
300
What is stated in the Miranda Rights?
1) Right to an attorney 2) Right to remain silent 3) Right to have an attorney present during questioning 4) Right to stop answering questions
300
What interest group is concerned with protecting civil rights and civil liberties?
The American Civil Liberties Union
300
What court case established the "establishment clause?"
Lemon v Kurtzman
300
*DAILY DOUBLE* Name 2 clauses regarding religion in the 1st Amendment
1) Establishment 2) Free Exercise
300
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY* The prosecution of a defendant for a criminal offense for which they have already been tried
Double Jeopardy
400
What is the Doctrine of Incorporation?
It applies protections of the Bill of Rights and other amendments to all the states
400
What 2 types of segregation have occurred in the United States?
1) De Facto 2) De Jure
400
What court case outlawed illicit drug use for religious purposes?
Oregon v Smith
400
Name 3 major parts of the 14th Amendment
1) Equal Protection 2) Due Process
400
Rights possessed by persons who are arrested by police
Miranda Rights
500
Which amendment would you find "Eminent Domain?"
The 5th amendment
500
What was the first college in the US which affirmative action policies changed?
University of Michigan
500
What was the first court case to incorporate an amendment to state governments?
Gitlow v New York
500
Name 2 Amendments related to suffrage
1) 15th Amendment 2) 19th Amendment
500
Legal concept under which the Supreme Court has nationalized the Bill of Rights by making most of its provisions applicable to the states
Incorporation Doctrine
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