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VOCABULARY
AMENDMENTS
COURT CASES
CLAUSES
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legal constitutional protections against the government.
What are civil liberties
100
freedom of press, of speech, of religion, and assembly.
What are the four great liberties guaranteed by the first amendment?
100
Miranda v. Arizona
Which court case set the guidelines for police questioning?
100
Establishment Clause
What is the part of the first amendment that states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"?
200
makes most of the provisions of the Bill Of Rights applicable to the states through the fourteenth amendment.
what does the incorporation doctrine do?
200
Fourteenth Amendment
What is the amendment which includes the due process of law?
200
Miller v. California
Which court case decision avoided defining obscenity?
200
A First Amendement provision that prohibits the government from interfering with the practice of religion.
What is the free exercise clause?
300
limiting the press
What is prior restraint useful for in some nations?
300
fifth amendment
Which amendment protects against self-incrimination?
300
The supreme court wanting to strike down on a law that banned the burning of the American flag on the grounds that such action was symbolic speech
What was the reason for the court case of Texas v. Johnson?
300
Religion and government.
What do both the establishment and free exercise clause pertain to?
400
the publication of false or malicious statements that damages someones reputation
Define libel
400
sixth amendment
Which amendment includes the right to counsel, the right to confront witnesses,and the right to a speedy and public trial.
400
This supreme court decision held that anyone accused of a felony where imprisonment may be imposed, no matter how poor has the right to see a lawyer.
What was the outcome of Gideon v. Wainwright?
400
Establishment Clause
What clause did School District of Abington Township,Pennsylvania v. Schempp violate?
500
Burning a flag
What is one example of symbolic speech?
500
Eighth Amendment
which amendment cruel and unusual punishment, although it does not define the phrase?
500
That a state ban on all abortions was unconstitutional.
What did the decision of Roe v. Wade state?
500
free exercise clause
Which clause allows for the freedom to worship freely?