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AP Civil Liberties And Civil Rights
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1. A criminal law that is retroactive and that has an adverse effect upon one accused oa a crime
racism
civil rights act of 1960
ex post facto law
incorporation theory
2. 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
libel
immunity
privilege
censorship
3. A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
freedom of religion
double jeopardy
citizen
civil liberties
4. A basic principle of american government that prohibits the mingling of church and state
separation of church and state
de facto segregation
balancing doctrine
symbolic speech
5. The First Amendment guarantee that the government will not create and support an official state church
double jeopardy
separation of church and state
establishment clause
religious test
6. The right to organize for political - religious - or other social purposes
reverse discrimination
de facto segregation
freedom of speech
freedom of association
7. This law banned discrimination in housing - the segregation of education - transprotation - and employment - it helped African Americans gain their full votin rights.
ex post facto law
police power
incorporation theory
civil rights act of 1968
8. A policy designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities
exclusionary rule
symbolic speech
affirmative action
freedom of speech
9. A legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution
petition
political right
suffrage
freedom of speech
10. A request to a public official that seeks to correct a wrong or to influence public policy
privilege
freedom of religion
petition
self-incrimination
11. The power inherent in state governments to protect the health - safety - morals - and welfare of the people
police power
affirmative action
equal protection of the law
balancing doctrine
12. The separation of the white and black races in public and private facilities
ex post facto law
natural rights
segregation
bad tendency rule
13. The right to publish and disseminate information without prior restraint - subject to penalties for abuse of the right
symbolic speech
segregation
reverse discrimination
freedom of the press
14. Methods by which police officers gather evidence and make arrests
incorporation theory
search and seizure
double jeopardy
freedom of assembly
15. Using race or sex to give preferential treatment to some people.
reasonable doubt
privilege
slander
reverse discrimination
16. 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'
freedom of association
bad tendency rule
due process of law
right to bear arms
17. Positive acts of government designed to protect persons against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government or individuals.
incorporation theory
civil rights
libel and slander
bill of rights
18. Words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
police power
slander
incorporation theory
religious test
19. A rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
affirmative action
civil disobedience
exclusionary rule
libel
20. Print slanderous statements against
libel and slander
censorship
reverse discrimination
libel
21. The existence of racially segregated facilities that are -however -not required by law.
search and seizure
freedom of religion
immunity
de facto segregation
22. The right to participate in the management of government and to influence public policy
civil liberties
freedom of the press
censorship
political right
23. 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
censorship
freedom of assembly
civil rights act of 1968
civil liberties
24. Protection against arbitrary actions by public officials
suffrage
religious test
privilege
procedural rights
25. An advantage - benefit - or opportunity granted to an individual or group to which it has no right
privilege
symbolic speech
procedural rights
incorporation theory
26. Protection against arbitrary deprivation of life - liberty - or property.
establishment clause
incorporation theory
right to bear arms
due process of law
27. The great charter of freedom granted in 1215 by king john of england on demand of his barons
exclusionary rule
reverse discrimination
magna carta
freedom of religion
28. 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
de jure segregation
equal protection of the law
separation of church and state
natural rights
29. Refusal to obey a law - usually on the ground that the law is morally reprehension.
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
political right
civil disobedience
affirmative action
30. A term used to describe the movement to equalize the right of men and women
self-incrimination
equal rights
privilege
de jure segregation
31. This act made racial - religious - and sex discrimination by employers illegal and gave the government the power to enforce all laws governing civil rights - including desegregation of schools and public places.
right to bear arms
incorporation theory
equal rights
civil rights act of 1964
32. A law designed to further secure the right to vote for blacks and to meet problems arising from racial upheavals in the south
civil disobedience
affirmative action
political right
civil rights act of 1960
33. A belief that differences among people are rooted in ethnic stock
petition
incorporation theory
racism
bill of attainder
34. Nonverbal communication - such as burning a flag or wearing an armband. The Supreme Court has accorded some symbolic speech protection under the first amendment.
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
symbolic speech
privilege
civil disobedience
35. A requirement of the fourteenth amendment that state laws may not arbitrarily discriminate against persons
equal protection of the law
double jeopardy
exclusionary rule
libel
36. The curbing of ideas either in speech or in writing before they are expressed
civil rights act of 1960
censorship
procedural rights
affirmative action
37. The right to speak without prior restraint - subject to penalties for abuse of the right
libel and slander
freedom of association
equal protection of the law
freedom of speech
38. A legislative act that declares the guilt of an individual and metes out punishment without a judicial trial
bill of attainder
right to counsel
freedom of religion
bad tendency rule
39. (Written) (Oral) You cannot make false statements in public that might damage a persons reputiation unless you can prove it
freedom of association
libel and slander
freedom of the press
exclusionary rule
40. Testimony by a person that reveals facts that amy result in a criminal prosecution against him
bad tendency rule
self-incrimination
ex post facto law
balancing doctrine
41. The standard for determining the guilt of a person charged with a criminal offense
civil rights act of 1957
libel
substantive rights
reasonable doubt
42. Actions that incite rebellion or discontent against duly established government
procedural rights
free exercise clause
substantive rights
sedition
43. 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.
self-incrimination
citizen
substantive rights
de jure segregation
44. 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.
freedom of speech
civil liberties
segregation
religious test
45. 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
habeas corpus
civil liberties
double jeopardy
freedom of association
46. The first civil rights law passed by congress since reconstruction - designed to secure the right to vote for blacks
incorporation theory
civil rights act of 1957
bad tendency rule
censorship
47. The First Amendment guarantee that citizens may freely engage in the religious activities of their choice
eminent domain
free exercise clause
bad tendency rule
citizen
48. The guarantee in the sixth amendment to the constitution that a defendant in a criminal case have the assistance of an attorney
equal protection of the law
right to counsel
affirmative action
substantive rights
49. A test used by the supreme court to determine the permissible bounds of free speech
right to counsel
bad tendency rule
de facto segregation
bill of attainder
50. A concept used by judges to weigh the competing interests or values in a case
civil rights acts of 1866 - 1870 - 1871 - and 1875
civil disobedience
balancing doctrine
political right