Civil Liberties #1
What is the 2nd Amendment?
The right to bear arms.
What is the 3rd Amendment?
No quartering of troops in people's homes
What Supreme Court case ended the segregation of schools?
Brown vs. Board of Education
Which amendment abolished slavery?
13th Amendment
What are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
What two things that are "cruel and unusual" are banned by the 8th Amendment?
Punishments and fines/bail
What is a civil liberty?
A right or freedom that the government cannot take away from you without due process.
What is a civil right?
Protections against discrimination by the government and other individuals.
19th Amendment
When can the 1st Amendment be limited? (2 examples)
Time and place, clear and present danger, takes away someone else's rights, obscenity
What are the two main parts of the 4th amendment?
No unreasonable search and seizure, searches require a warrant signed by a judge or probable cause
What is the term for when a liberty granted by the Bill of Rights has been applied to the states?
Selective Incorporation
What was the term for laws which affected people of color and prevented them from achieving equal rights to their white counterparts?
Jim Crow laws
What Supreme Court case allowed for segregation based on the idea of "separate but equal"?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Lisa is turned away from voting because she is a woman.
Is this a violation of a civil liberty or civil right?
Civil Right because Lisa is being discriminated against for being a woman.
What does the 9th Amendment protect?
All rights not listed in the Bill of Rights.
What does the 10th Amendment protect?
The powers of the states.
Which amendment banned poll taxes?
24th Amendment
How did the 15th and 26th Amendments expand the right to vote?
15th: vote cannot be denied based on race
26th: lowered the voting age to 18
Ted is thrown in jail for 10 years for stealing a candy bar.
Is this a violation of a civil liberty or civil right?
Civil liberty, because this violates one of this rights found in the Bill of Rights.
What are three of the parts of the Sixth Amendment?
Right to speedy and public trial, trial by jury, to know the charges against you, to confront witnesses, to call witnesses, to have an attorney
What are three parts of the 5th Amendment?
Right to indictment by grand jury, no double jeopardy, fair compensation for property taken, no self-incrimination, due process of law
Which act restricted states from using discriminatory voting practices such as literacy tests and grandfather clauses?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Which act banned discrimination in public based on gender, race, religion, or national origin?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What are the five parts of the 1st Amendment?
Freedom of religion, speech, petition, assembly, and press