Civil Liberties
Spoken lies that harm someone’s reputation are called this.
What is slander?
Law that banned segregation in public places
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Supreme court case that established the need to read suspects their rights during arrest.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
The first ten amendments are collectively known as this
What is the Bill of Rights?
This type of citizen was born outside of the United States but has become a citizen through legal means.
What is a naturalized citizen?
Written lies that harm someone’s reputation are called this
What is libel?
Law that outlawed literacy tests and other barriers to voting.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Supreme Court case that overturned “separate but equal” in public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Amendment that grants citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the U.S.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
Phrase that means being tried twice for the same crime
What is Double Jeopardy?
This constitutional principle ensures fair treatment through normal judicial procedures.
What is Due Process?
The act of peacefully disobeying laws considered unjust with the aim of provoking social or political change.
What is civil disobedience?
Supreme Court case that guaranteed the right to a lawyer, even for poor defendants
What is Giddeon v. Wainwright?
Amendment that protects against double jeopardy and self-incrimination
What is the Fifth Amendment?
This principle means government powers are limited by law and the Constitution
What is limited government?
This legal protection requires police to read suspects their rights when they are taken into custody.
What are the Miranda Rights?
This movement led to the passage of the 19th Amendment.
What is the Women's Suffrage Movement?
WWII Supreme Court case that upheld Japanese American internment camps
What is Korematsu v. United States
Amendment that granted women the right to vote
What is the 19th Amendment?
The principle that courts can declare a law unconstitutional
What is Judicial Review
This constitutional protection prevents the government from holding someone in jail without first being presented to a judge.
What is habeas corpus?
Documented people living in this country that can live and work here, but not participate in elections.
What are permanent residents?
Supreme Court case that extended due process protections to juveniles
What is In re Gault?
Amendment that outlawed poll taxes
What is the 24th Amendment?
Signing a petition or attending a peaceful protest are examples of this First Amendment right
What is Right to Petition/Peaceful Assembly?