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AP Civil Liberties And Civil Rights
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1. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice
free exercise clause
civil rights
incorporation theory
libel and slander
2. The guarantee in the second amendment of the right to keep weaponds - recognition that 'a well regulated militia is necessary to the security of a free state'
search and seizure
affirmative action
right to bear arms
incorporation theory
3. Testimony by a person that reveals facts that amy result in a criminal prosecution against him
establishment clause
civil liberties
self-incrimination
habeas corpus
4. A requirement of the fourteenth amendment that state laws may not arbitrarily discriminate against persons
slander
libel and slander
equal protection of the law
de facto segregation
5. A law designed to further secure the right to vote for blacks and to meet problems arising from racial upheavals in the south
equal protection of the law
reasonable doubt
slander
civil rights act of 1960
6. Constitutional guarantees essential for personal liberty. freedoms of speech - press -religion -assembly -and petition - freedom from involuntary servitude - and the right to equal protection of the law.
symbolic speech
habeas corpus
substantive rights
equal protection of the law
7. An underlying assumption of the american political creed that men are endowed by their creator with certain rights that may not be abridged by government
equal protection of the law
natural rights
bad tendency rule
religious test
8. The right to participate in the management of government and to influence public policy
de facto segregation
petition
bill of attainder
political right
9. A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution
double jeopardy
suffrage
exclusionary rule
symbolic speech
10. The right to speak without prior restraint - subject to penalties for abuse of the right
freedom of speech
libel and slander
de jure segregation
self-incrimination
11. Words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
racism
slander
equal protection of the law
civil disobedience
12. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
symbolic speech
freedom of assembly
petition
habeas corpus
13. A concept used by judges to weigh the competing interests or values in a case
procedural rights
balancing doctrine
slander
racism
14. The existence of racially segregated facilities that are -however -not required by law.
de facto segregation
freedom of religion
procedural rights
freedom of the press
15. The great charter of freedom granted in 1215 by king john of england on demand of his barons
freedom of association
incorporation theory
magna carta
natural rights
16. The standard for determining the guilt of a person charged with a criminal offense
sedition
civil rights act of 1957
reasonable doubt
police power
17. Segregation that is imposed by law
libel
de jure segregation
self-incrimination
habeas corpus
18. The view that most of the protections of the Bill of Rights apply to state governments through the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause.
incorporation theory
racism
natural rights
libel and slander
19. The right to publish and disseminate information without prior restraint - subject to penalties for abuse of the right
freedom of the press
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
self-incrimination
habeas corpus
20. The first ten amendments to the united states constitution. it contains a listing of the rights a person enjoys that cannot be infringed upon by the government
civil rights act of 1968
slander
bill of rights
civil disobedience
21. Methods by which police officers gather evidence and make arrests
freedom of association
affirmative action
segregation
search and seizure
22. Protection against arbitrary actions by public officials
bad tendency rule
de jure segregation
procedural rights
libel and slander
23. The guarantee in the fifth amendment to the constitution that one may not be twice put in jepordy of life or loimb for the same offense.
double jeopardy
petition
symbolic speech
slander
24. The first civil rights law passed by congress since reconstruction - designed to secure the right to vote for blacks
civil rights act of 1957
equal rights
civil rights act of 1960
civil disobedience
25. A criminal law that is retroactive and that has an adverse effect upon one accused oa a crime
free exercise clause
ex post facto law
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
civil liberties
26. A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
citizen
procedural rights
petition
slander
27. The guarantee in the sixth amendment to the constitution that a defendant in a criminal case have the assistance of an attorney
right to counsel
exclusionary rule
de jure segregation
establishment clause
28. Refusal to obey a law - usually on the ground that the law is morally reprehension.
civil disobedience
freedom of assembly
freedom of the press
civil rights act of 1957
29. Positive acts of government designed to protect persons against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government or individuals.
substantive rights
civil rights
freedom of assembly
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
30. A requirement that one profess belief in a particular religious faith or in a supreme being as a condition to holding public office
ex post facto law
exclusionary rule
reverse discrimination
religious test
31. This law banned discrimination in housing - the segregation of education - transprotation - and employment - it helped African Americans gain their full votin rights.
establishment clause
ex post facto law
procedural rights
civil rights act of 1968
32. Freedom of worship and religious practice
freedom of religion
right to bear arms
de jure segregation
right to counsel
33. Actions that incite rebellion or discontent against duly established government
sedition
de jure segregation
right to bear arms
eminent domain
34. The right of the people to congregate for the discussion of public questions and to organize into political parties or pressure groups for the purpose of influencing public policy
due process of law
eminent domain
freedom of the press
freedom of assembly
35. Using race or sex to give preferential treatment to some people.
civil liberties
bad tendency rule
affirmative action
reverse discrimination
36. The right to organize for political - religious - or other social purposes
double jeopardy
balancing doctrine
self-incrimination
freedom of association
37. Protection against arbitrary deprivation of life - liberty - or property.
bad tendency rule
due process of law
privilege
separation of church and state
38. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
civil rights act of 1960
establishment clause
ex post facto law
symbolic speech
39. Laws passed by congress after the civil war to guarantee the rights of blacks
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
civil liberties
separation of church and state
due process of law
40. Print slanderous statements against
ex post facto law
civil rights act of 1968
civil disobedience
libel
41. An advantage - benefit - or opportunity granted to an individual or group to which it has no right
due process of law
privilege
police power
suffrage
42. The separation of the white and black races in public and private facilities
segregation
sedition
habeas corpus
right to bear arms
43. The power inherent in all government to take over private property - provided that it is taken for a public purpose and that just compensation is awarded.
symbolic speech
eminent domain
suffrage
freedom of speech
44. A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities
substantive rights
ex post facto law
affirmative action
symbolic speech
45. Those liberties usually spelled out in a bill of rights or a constitution that guarantee the protection of persons - opinions - and property frome the arditrary interference of government officials.
sedition
bad tendency rule
civil liberties
petition
46. A rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
reverse discrimination
double jeopardy
petition
exclusionary rule
47. A request to a public official that seeks to correct a wrong or to influence public policy
religious test
petition
natural rights
civil disobedience
48. A court order directing an official who has a person in custody to bring the prisoner to court and to show cause for his detention
bill of attainder
segregation
freedom of the press
habeas corpus
49. A belief that differences among people are rooted in ethnic stock
libel
segregation
racism
reverse discrimination
50. A privilege granted to a person that exempts him from prosecution for any self-incriminating testimony given by him before a court - grand jury - or investigating committee
immunity
freedom of the press
freedom of religion
right to counsel