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100
The Bill of Rights originally applied only to this level of government
What is Federal?
100
This is a legislative act that pronounces a person or group guilty of a crime.
What is a bill of attainder?
100
Engle v Vitale made this unconstitutional.
What is school prayer?
100
The first step of the public policy process
What is agenda setting?
100
Title IX and the Equal Rights Amendment are attempts to gain more equality for this group.
What is women?
200
The murder of this young man is often considered the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.
Who was Emmett Till?
200
According to one Supreme Court justice this 'right' is found in the penumbras of the Constitution.
What is the right to privacy.
200
The Supreme Court established this test to determine whether or not something could be considered obscene or pornographic.
What is the SLAPS test?
200
TANF is this type of social welfare policy.
What is redistributive?
200
His doctrine justifies pre-emptive war.
Who is George W. Bush?
300
The court established an intermediate standard of review for whenever laws treat this group differently.
What is gender?
300
Miranda v Arizona discusses the interpretation of this amendment
What is the Fifth Amendment?
300
The two clauses that made up freedom of religion in the First Amendment
What is the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause
300
Follow his ideas if you believe deficit spending will help an economy get out of a recession.
Who is Keynes?
300
Passed after Vietnam, this rarely used law is supposed to limit the president in foreign policy making.
What is the War Powers Act?
400
Busing is an example of the government trying to correct this type of discrimination.
What is de facto?
400
This rule applies when police do not follow the 4th Amendment protection of unreasonable searches and seizures
What is exclusionary?
400
After Brandenburg v Ohio, the Supreme Court decided that this was the appropriate test in determining when speech was protected.
What is imminent lawless action?
400
A tax where the rich pay a larger percentage of their income than the poor.
What is progressive?
400
This law provides health care for most retired people in the US.
What is Medicare?
500
This finally prohibited segregation in public accommodations.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964
500
Thanks in part to this common criminal, American enjoy a more complete right to counsel when accused of crimes.
Who is Gideon?
500
The Supreme Court ruled in both Near v Minnesota and the New York Times v US that this government act was unconstitutional.
What is prior restraint?
500
Type of policy described with words like "Fed," "interest rates." and "money supply."
What is monetary?
500
The amendment that guarantees equality and serves as a foundation for selective incorporation.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?