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