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Civil Liberties
Civil Liberties 2
Civil Liberties 3
Civil Rights
Civil Rights
Unit 3 Vocabulary
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personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot restrict (freedom to)
What is civil liberties
100
The first clause of the First amendment; it directs the national government not to sanction an official religion.
What is the establishment clause
100
Written statement that defames a person's character.
What is libel
100
Amendment that banned slavery
What is the 13th amendment
100
A heightened standard of review used by the Supreme Court to determine the constitutional validity of a challenged practice.
What is Strict Scrutiny
100

 The belief the government must manage the economy by spending more money when in a recession and cutting spending when there is inflation.

An example of this in action is United States President Barack Obama's response to the global financial crisis that began in 2007. President Obama implemented significant fiscal policies during the Great Recession of the mid-2000s.

Keynesian economic policies

200
The government-protected rights of individuals against discriminatory treatment (freedom against)
What is civil rights
200
The second clause of the First Amendment;it prohibits the U.S. government from interfering with a citizen's right to practice religion.
What is the Free Exercise Clause
200
This makes an act punishable as a crime even if the action was legal at the time it was committed.
What is Ex Post Facto Law
200
Amendment that guaranteed citizens the right to vote regardless of race.
What is the 15th amendment
200
Provision of the Education Amendments that bars educational institutions receiving federal funds from discriminating against female students.
What is Title IX
300
According to this amendment, powers not delegated the national government are reserved to the states.
What is the Tenth Amendment
300
Three-part test created by the Court for examining the constitutionality of religious establishment issues.
What is the Lemon Test
300
This prohibits police from using illegally seized evidence in a trial
What is the Exclusionary Rule
300
Court case in which it was ruled that the risk posed by Japanese Americans justified their internment
What is Korematsu v US
400
Clause contained in the Fifth and Fourteenth amendments; ensures government will respect your rights (rights must be fair).
What is Due Process
400
This prevents the government from prohibiting speech or publication before the fact (generally held to be in violation of the First amendment)
What is Prior Restraint
400
Court case in which the right to privacy was used to justify striking down a Connecticut statute prohibiting married couples' access to birth control.
What is Griswold v Connecticut
400
Amendment granting women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment
400
Court case concerning the scope of Americans with Disabilities Act; court ruled that people could sue states that failed to make reasonable accommodations to assure that courthouses are handicapped accessible.
What is Tennessee v Lane
500
Judicial doctrine through which most of the Bill of Rights are mad to applicable to the states via the 14th amendment
What is judicial review
500
Test articlulated in Schneck v U.S. to draw the line between protected and unprotected speech
What is the Clear and Present Danger test
500
Court case in which the Court upheld the federal Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act
What is Gonzales v Carhart
500
Legislation passed to outlaw segregation in public facilities and discrimination in employment, education, and voting, created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
What is Civil Rights Act of 1964
500
Court case dealing with reverse discrimination; Court ruled that the plaintiffs' rejection to a university was illegal, but the medical school was free to "take race into account."
What is University of California v Bakke