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This amendment contains a clause limiting the power of the national government.
What is the due process clause?
100
This case protected freedom of speech from violations by state and local governments
What is Gitlow v. New York?
100
This amendment states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."
What is the First Amendment?
100
This is an interpretation of the 1st Amendment that would permit legislatures to forbid speech encouraging people to engage in illegal action.
What is the bad tendency test?
100
This test is an interpretation of the 1st Amendment that holds that the government cannot interfere with speech unless the action that will come of such speech leads to evil or illegal acts
What is the clear and present danger test?
200
This is the most controversial freedom associated with expression
What is speech?
200
This is when censorship is imposed before a speech is made or a newspaper is published and usually presumed to be unconstitutional
What is prior restraint?
200
This is written defamation of another person
What is libel?
200
These forms of expression are not constitutionally protected
What are commercial speech, fighting words and libel?
200
This is the act that makes government information available to the press and to the public
What is the Freedom of Information Act?
300
This regulatory commission grants licenses for limited periods, regulates the use of publicly owned airwaves, imposes fines when indecent language is used on public airwaves, etc.
What is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)?
300
Dr. Martin Luther King is most closely associated this type of action.
What is civil disobedience?
300
The U.S. Constitution gives national and state governments power to take private property from the public as long as they provide just compensation.
What is eminent domain?
300
To obtain a valid search warrant, police must indicate under oath that they have this
What is probable cause?
300
This Amendment states that persons shall not be compelled to testify against themselves
What is the 5th Amendment?
400
This Amendment also provides that no person shall be "subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb"?
What is the 5th Amendment?
400
These rights are associated with an individual's ability to own, use, rent, invest in, buy and sell property.
What are property rights?
400
This interpretation of the First Amendment holds that freedom of expression is so essential to democracy that governments should not punish persons for what they say, only for what they do.
What is the preferred position doctrine?
400
This clause in the First Amendment states that no government can compel us to accept any creed or to deny us any right because of what we do or do not believe.
What is the free exercise clause?
400
This clause in the First Amendment stats that Congress shall make no law respecting the creation of a state religion
What is the establishment clause?
500
These are the constitutionally protected freedoms of all persons against governmental restraint: the freedoms of conscience, religion and expression.
What are civil liberties?
500
These are the constitutional rights of all persons, not just citizens, to due process and the equal protection of the laws and to not be discriminated against by government because of race, ethnic background, religion, gender, etc.
What are civil rights?
500
This teacher extraordinaire fixes 99% of the world's tech problems using his much famed "shut up and shut down" approach.
Who is Mr. Richard Ferguson?
500
This teacher is preparing his students to be the next generation of leaders, visionaries and agents of change.
Who is Mr. Richard Ferguson?
500
This monumental thing will occur on Tuesday, May 13
What is the AP Government & Politics exam?