Personal Rights
Where do we find our civil liberties spelled out in the Constitution?
The First Amendment
Yelling "fire" in a crowded auditorium is an example of what?
Disruptive speech that threatens public safety and public order.
The Supreme Court ruled that the government could not prohibit the printing of the "Pentagon Papers." Blocking the publication of a news story is called what?
Prior restraint
What is the writ of habeas corpus?
A person must be charged with a crime or released.
What are civic responsibilities?
Obligations that you have to society as a citizen of the country.
What is the "establishment" clause?
It protects citizens from Congress establishing a national religion.
The FTC can prohibit what type of advertising?
False or misleading
The Constitution gives Americans the right to assembly and petition, but does not supersede what other rights?
Property rights, or other rights protected by the Constitution.
The 26th Amendment in 1971 gave which group the right to vote?
Those who are 18.
What must a person do before they are allowed to vote in most states?
Register to vote
What is the "free exercise" clause?
It protects citizens' rights to practice their religion, regardless of what they believe.
Why would printing the Pentagon Papers be a threat to national security?
The documents were classified military intelligence which could compromise security.
What is required to search a person's home?
A search warrant based on probable cause.
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and other devices designed to prevent African Americans from voting.
Congress has restricted the advertising on what product, determining that it is harmful to a person's health?
Tobacco and vaping products
What happened in 1942 which violated the rights of certain Americans?
Japanese Americans were placed in camps.
What is an example of symbolic speech?
Burning the flag, T-shirts with symbols, public protests with posters
What is the purpose of the Miranda Warning?
To protect citizens from self-incrimination while being held in police custody.
Brown vs. the Board of Education declared what to be in violation of the 14th amendment?
Segregated schools
The 5th Amendment protects citizens from "self-incrimination." What does this term mean?
Citizens can not be forced to say things that could be used in court and they are not required to testify against themselves in court.
What is the difference between civil rights and civil liberties?
Civil rights are freedoms protected by the government, civil liberties are protections from the government.
What are the four types of speech restricted by the government?
1. Threatens public safety
2. Attempts to overthrow the government
3. Damaging an individual's reputation
4. Obscene speech
What is the fundamental assumption of our legal system?
A person is innocent until proven guilty.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited what?
Discrimination on the basis of ethnicity.
What is the difference between equality of opportunity and equality of condition?
Our Constitution guarantees "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" but does not guarantee happiness.