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