Bill of Rights 1
What five rights are protected by the first amendment? At least, what are the five parts?
1. Establishment
2. Free Exercise
3. Speech
4. Press
5. Assembly
Give me 1) document necessary for police to search and seize private property and 2) the justification to procure such a document from a judge or magistrate
1) warrant and 2) probable cause
What are the restoration amendments and what do they protect?
13 - prohibits slavery
14 - natural born citizens; equal protection and due process
15 - all men may vote
DAILY DOUBLE: What kind of car does Mr. Moran drive?
2017 Toyota Camry
What is individualism according to De Tocqueville?
The retreat from political / public life into private life surrounded primarily by family and friends
What does the 2nd Amendment protect, and what literal, grammatical problem does it present?
Bear arms; connection to the now-defunct idea of militias
What is the difference between a grand jury and a trial jury?
Grand - assesses evidence to see if sufficient to charge with major crime
trial jury - assesses guilt of charged person
Explain the significance of Plessy v. Ferguson?
Supreme Court case which declared segregation laws to be constitutionally permissible
What was the goal of First Wave feminism? How and when did it accomplish this?
Women's suffrage; 19th amendment; 1920
What is the chief cause of individualism according to De Tocqueville? Why?
Equality of Social Conditions; inequality creates necessary bonds of social dependence, equality makes the other unnecessary unless their company is pleasant (friendship) or you are responsible for their well-being (family_
What form of speech is NOT protected by 1st Amendment a la Brandenburg v. Ohio?
Incitement to imminent law breaking
What is the citizen literally protected from by the eighth amendment?
1. Excessive Bail
2. Cruel and Unusual Punishment
What court case declared segregation unconstitutional? What year?
Brown v. Board of Education; 1954
How was second wave feminism difference from first wave? What was its primary goal? What was the most significant piece of legislation for the accomplishment of this end?
Focuses not on suffrage but on equal opportunity in jobs and in schools; Title IX
Give the four points which illustrates the intrinsic connection between capitalism and classical liberalism
1. Private property Rights
2. Freedom of Action, Exchange, and Contracts
3. Sound Money
4. Federal Rules (and limitations)
What does religious freedom NOT allow according to Reynolds v. United States?
Freedom of religion does not allow breaking criminal law
What are the two primary right one must be informed of by the police (Miranda Rights)
1. Silence
2. Legal Counsel
Two major pieces federal Civil Rights legislation passed under the LBJ administration and what they protect
Civil Rights Act 1964 - makes segregation illegal
Voting Rights Act 1965 - protects voting
What is civil disobedience? How does MLK justify it in Letter from a Birmingham Jail?
1. Breaking laws to protest discrimination
2. An unjust law is not law at all
Give me five possible factors influencing a voters decision:
family, religion, race, gender, region, education, class
What does the third amendment literally protect, and what is unique about this amendment jurisprudentially?
Soldier cannot quarter in house; no major Supreme Courts holdings
What does the ninth amendment literally protect? How is this connected to the right to privacy?
1. All natural rights not enumerated in the Bill of Rights or Constitution
2. Privacy not enumerated, but implied by 3 and 4
Difference between de jure and de facto segregation
de jure - segregation created by explicit laws
de facto - segregation which is a result of bias or previous law
Give three examples of civil disobedience
1. Montgomery Bus Boycott
2. Greensboro Sit Ins
3. Selma Marches
4. Freedom Rides
5. Birmingham Campaign
What percent of the population chooses the president and explain the logic behind this number
350 million (population)
250 million (eligible)
138 million (actually vote)
70 million (actually vote for winning candidate)
70 million is 20% of 350 million