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